Ethel Hermina (Mina) Rock 1937 - 2016

ROCK, GLOVER, ROCK

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/12/2017 at 19:22:30

Sioux City Journal
3 January 2017

PIERSON, Iowa | Mina Koch, 79, of Pierson, passed away Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at Char-Mac Assisted Living in Lawton, Iowa.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. today at Pierson United Methodist Church in Pierson, with the Rev. Gary Fridley and Neil Peck officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Pierson. Arrangements are under the direction of Rohde Funeral Home in Kingsley, Iowa. Online condolences may be sent to www.rohdefh.com.

Ethel Hermina (Mina) Rock was born on Sept. 10, 1937, in Pierson, the daughter of Herman C. and Ethel M. (Glover) Rock. She grew up in Pierson, graduating from Pierson High School in 1955. After graduation from high school, she owned and operated Mina's Coffee Shop in Pierson for a period of time.

She married William "Bill" Koch on Nov. 23, 1957. After their marriage, Mina and Bill lived and raised their family in Pierson. Mina worked as a cook for the Kingsley-Pierson School and then at the Senior Citizen Center, both in Pierson. Mina's husband, Bill, passed away in 2005, after which time she continued to live in Pierson until moving to Char-Mac Assisted Living in 2013.

Mina was a lifetime member of Pierson United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, where she held various offices, along with several other local groups. She enjoyed flower gardening, playing cards, camping, traveling and helping Habitat for Humanity, where she and Bill traveled to various locations. Mina enjoyed spending time with her family and always looked forward to the next gathering.

Survivors include one daughter, Kathy (Tim) Lewis of Climbing Hill, Iowa; two sons, Doug Koch of Pierson, and Steve (Wendy) Koch of Sutherland, Iowa; one brother, Jim (Darla) Rock of Pierson; grandchildren, Adam Muecke (special friend, Hannah), Jake (Erin) Muecke, Cayla Koch, Shawna Koch (special friend, Alex) and Christian Koch; and three great-grandchildren, Ethan, Kira and William Muecke.

Preceding Mina in death were her husband, Bill; her parents, Herman and Ethel Rock; parents-in-law, Leonard and Esther Koch; sister, Venona; granddaughter, Kylie Koch; and brother-in-law and his wife, Caroll Dean and Wanda Koch.