Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Kocher, Claire K., Rev. November 12, 2011
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on November 13, 2011
  Rev. Clair K. Kocher 
   
  LEBANON Rev. Clair K. Kocher went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 
  12, 2011, at Cedar Haven. He was born in Hershey on March 2, 1917. His last 
  home address was Weavertown Road, Myerstown. He attended Eldercare before 
  becoming a resident at Cedar Haven in 2007. His parents, Charles and Edna 
  (Keller) Kocher, wife of 62 years, Irene (Light) Kocher, and son, Dean K. 
  Kocher, all preceded him in death. He was the oldest of six siblings, who are 
  all deceased, Arlene, Joyce, Charles, Fern, and Harold. He is survived by 
  daughter-in-law, Hope (Levengood) Kocher of Myerstown; granddaughter, Heidi 
  (Kocher) Brubaker, wife of Jeffrey Brubaker of Fredericksburg; grandson, Hans 
  Kocher of Myerstown; great-grandchildren, Hudson and Harper Brubaker of 
  Fredericksburg; sisters-in-law, Mary Allison of Annville Betty Kocher of 
  Lebanon, and Mary Helen Kocher of Harrisburg; niece, Jill (Groves) Boyken of 
  Kentucky; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great-great-
  nieces and nephews. God called Clair to preach at the age of 16. Later, he 
  opened a mission in Annville and went into evangelistic work. He did church 
  planting in Virginia. In 1947 he began a church in Hoke's Meeting House (Route 
  72 South). That congregation moved to Third and Walnut Sts., Lebanon, in 1963. 
  some of the charter members, along with others, continue to worship at that 
  location as the Lebanon Wesleyan Church. Rev. Kocher also served as a pastor 
  in the denomination's East Allentown and Pine Grove churches, in addition to 
  St. Elizabeth's Concgregational Church in Lickdate. He was part of a music 
  ministry known as "The Glory Singers". Rev. Kocher was licensed as an ordained 
  minister with the Wesleyan Church until the time of his death. Clair had to 
  drop out of school when he was in the 10th grade to help his family 
  financially. He returned to school and received his GED in 1991 at the age of 
  74. Never a full-time minister, Clair was employed part-time in various 
  positions throughout his lifetime. He retired from custodial work at both the 
  Municipal Building and St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Lebanon. He played the 
  piano, organ, accordion, and trombone (many years ago). Clair enjoyed singing 
  and listening to music. He liked to read, raise chickens and some other farm 
  animals, and was an avid flower and vegetable gardener. clair wrote his 
  autobiography in 1991. He loved and enjoyed his family. A viewing will be held 
  at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, followed by the funeral at 10:30 a.m. at Lebanon 
  Wesleyan Church, Third and Walnut Sts., Lebanon. 
   
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on November 13, 2011 
   
  
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