Koch, Mr. & Mrs. Willard

KOCH

Posted By: Judy Neu (email)
Date: 11/1/2003 at 13:09:18

Fairfield Ledger, Wed. June 16 1965 5-3.

Death of Mr. And Mrs. Willard Koch of San Fernando, Calif. Asphyxiated in their camper trailer. Happened in northern California while they were on a vacation trip to Oregon. Willard Koch was nephew of Mrs. Anita Reighard of Brighton. He was born in Walnut township in Jefferson County south of Brighton, son of Homer and Lillian Weible Koch. His wife, Rita, was a nurse and her home before her marriage was in Georgia. They moved to California 12 years ago. Willard was a caretaker of the park at San Fernando. Last rites were held Friday at Forest Lawn, Glendale, Calif. He was 59 years of age and she was 56.

Data transcribed from Jefferson County Records, Vol. 6. Subject is not related to the transcriber.