HILDA KOCH

Hilda Frieda Koch, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1998, at the Lutheran Home.

She was born Dec. 17, 1904, near New Wells, daughter of Theodore and Ottilie Petzoldt Scholl. She and Edwin Koch were married Nov. 23, 1924. He died April 28, 1958.

Koch was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, and former member of Immanuel Lutheran Church at New Wells. She lived in Jackson many years, moving to the Lutheran Home in 1994.

Survivors include a son, Elton Koch of Perryville; two daughters, Vernell Bock of Frohna, Shirley Crawford of Poplar Bluff; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a sister, a brother, and a grandson.

Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson from 5-8 p.m. Friday.

Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Church, with the Rev. David Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.