Koph, George – 1868-1937

KINNEY, KOPH

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:40

To Hold Rites In Farrar Sunday For George Koch
CLEAR CREEK – Funeral services for George Koch, 62, of Ames will be conducted from the Methodist Protestant church at Farrar Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Burial will also be at Farrar.
Mr. Koch died Friday morning at his home in Ames, as the result of a stroke suffered last Sunday. His son, Kenneth, arrived by plane Wednesday from Connecticut and a daughter, Eleanor, dietician at Sunny Slope Sanatorium at Ottumwa, was also at home at the time of his death.
Mr. Koch formerly lived on a farm near Farrar, until moving to Ames 10 years ago, where he was employed at Iowa State College.
Surviving relatives are his wife, Mrs. Melvilla Kinney Koch; the two children, and two brothers, Andrew of Farmington and Charles of Des Moines.
Source: Newton Daily News; Saturday, April 24, 1937

CLEAR CREEK – Funeral services for George Koph, 68, were held at the Farrar Methodist Protestant church Sunday, April 25, at two o’clock.
Rev. William Betz was assisted by Rev. C. R. Green and Rev. H. B. Faye.
The music was furnished by old Farrar friends Mrs. George Dunlap, S. M. Payne, Mrs. Glen Huggins, E. B. Battles, Mrs. B. A. Longcor, George Dunlap, Mrs. A. B. Tomlinson and Harry Tackler with Mrs. Bela Norton as pianist.
Pall bearers were Harry Hill, Fred Link, H. J. Norton, Ronald Geddes, Donald Geddes and Harry Whitney. Burial was at Farrar cemetery.
Many out of town friends and relatives attended.
George Koph was born Nov. 8, 1868 on the farm, located at the present site of Farrar and lived there until 1925 when they moved to Ames.
He died at his home near Iowa State college Friday morning, April 23, from a stroke suffered Sunday, April 18.
His son Kenneth came from Connecticut by plane to be with him. Eleanor, the daughter who is a dietician at the Sunny Slope sanatorium at Ottumwa was at home for the week-end.
Mr. Koph married Melvilla Kinney of Des Moines who taught school in the Farrar vicinity and they bought his father’s farm. They took an active part in the church school and community affairs. After moving to Ames in 1925, Mr. Koph worked at the college.
He was a member of the Methodist church.
Besides his wife and two children, two brothers Andrew Koph of Farmington and Charles Koph of Des Moines survive.
Source: Newton Daily News; Saturday, May 1, 1937