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Obituary for Janet M Koch (Birch)
Janet Maxine Koch, 83, of Stonehill Care Center and formerly of 3825 Sunlight Ridge, died Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque.
Funeral services will be held 6:00 p.m., Monday, December 26, at the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 John F. Kennedy Rd., where friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Private burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Janet was born on March 16, 1933 in Dubuque, the daughter of Lloyd and Eleanor (Priebe) Birch. She graduated from Dubuque Senior High School and worked at the former Interstate Power Company as a computer programmer. On July 16, 1955, she married Joseph A. Koch at Holy Ghost Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on August 18, 2014. Janet was a homemaker “who had 11 kids in 14 years”. She enjoyed writing and was an avid collector of decorative buttons. Janet is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for her collection.
Janet is survived by her 10 children, Peter (Sonja) Koch and Paul (Sandra Denvir) Koch of Dubuque, Anna (Ted) Gulhaugen, of Wausau, Wis., Mary Jaeger, John Koch, James (Sharon) Koch and Julita (John) Kinley all of Dubuque, Matthew (and longtime partner, Dianna Prizgintas) Koch, of New Zealand, Michael (Peggy) Koch, of Williams, Iowa, and Rosalie (Zeke) Zimmerman, of Dubuque; 13 grandchildren; 12 great- grandchildren
She was also preceded in death by her son, Andrew Koch; her parents; 2 brothers, Melvin and Lloyd Birch; sister, Eleanor Koch; son-in-law, Charles Jaeger; and sisters-in-law, Twila (Birch) Manders and Arlene Birch.
For more information or to leave an online condolence please visit www.egelhofsiegertcasper.com.
In lieu of flowers, a Janet Koch memorial fund has been established.
Special thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff at Stonehill Care Center, Mercy Hospital and Hospice of Dubuque.
Funeral services will be held 6:00 p.m., Monday, December 26, at the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 John F. Kennedy Rd., where friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Private burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Janet was born on March 16, 1933 in Dubuque, the daughter of Lloyd and Eleanor (Priebe) Birch. She graduated from Dubuque Senior High School and worked at the former Interstate Power Company as a computer programmer. On July 16, 1955, she married Joseph A. Koch at Holy Ghost Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on August 18, 2014. Janet was a homemaker “who had 11 kids in 14 years”. She enjoyed writing and was an avid collector of decorative buttons. Janet is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for her collection.
Janet is survived by her 10 children, Peter (Sonja) Koch and Paul (Sandra Denvir) Koch of Dubuque, Anna (Ted) Gulhaugen, of Wausau, Wis., Mary Jaeger, John Koch, James (Sharon) Koch and Julita (John) Kinley all of Dubuque, Matthew (and longtime partner, Dianna Prizgintas) Koch, of New Zealand, Michael (Peggy) Koch, of Williams, Iowa, and Rosalie (Zeke) Zimmerman, of Dubuque; 13 grandchildren; 12 great- grandchildren
She was also preceded in death by her son, Andrew Koch; her parents; 2 brothers, Melvin and Lloyd Birch; sister, Eleanor Koch; son-in-law, Charles Jaeger; and sisters-in-law, Twila (Birch) Manders and Arlene Birch.
For more information or to leave an online condolence please visit www.egelhofsiegertcasper.com.
In lieu of flowers, a Janet Koch memorial fund has been established.
Special thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff at Stonehill Care Center, Mercy Hospital and Hospice of Dubuque.
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