Fremont County CoArchives Obituaries.....Koch, Fred December 1901
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Ann Koch  http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00020.html#0004812   October 2001


Unknown newspaper [probably Wet Mountain Tribune]

Fred Koch Is Laid To Rest Saturday In Hillside Grave

Not far from where he had spent most of his life and seen his family grow up,
Fred Koch, widely known Wet Mountain valley rancher and pioneer, was laid to
rest Saturday.  He was buried in the Hillside cemetery following funeral
services at the Grange hall in Hillside which were conducted by the Rev. W. H.
Sturtevant.  Pallbearers were all close friends of Mr. Koch and who had known
him for years.  

Mr. Koch, a native of Germany, came to this country in 1866 [1867] with his
parents.  He moved to the Wet Mountain valley in 1871 as a member of the German
colony.  He spent his childhood days in Hillside and Canon City.

On his 25th birthday, Aug. 29, 188[6], he was married to Miss Ida Belle Fellows. 
They took a ranch at Hillside and lived there for several years, later moving to
Canon City.  In 1900 Mr. Koch was made water commissioner for the Wet Mountain
valley and held that position until his death.

Surviving him are three brothers, Pete, Conrad and August, all of Hillside, his
widow, and eight children [all now deceased].  They are Mrs. John Stacy of Bend,
Oregon; Mrs. Claude Bell of Victor, Colo.; Oscar Koch of Canon City, and Harry
Koch, Bert Koch, Mrs. Callie Weeks and Mrs. Sheldon Houle, all of Hillside. 
Twenty-four grandchildren also survive him.

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