Mrs. Elizabeth A. Koch from Ferndale, Pa., passed peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family.
“Betty” was the beloved wife of the late Mark H. Koch who died September 2020. The daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Frick) Fleck and was born at the Fleck Dairy Farm, Ottsville, Pa., and was the youngest of eight children.
She is preceded in death by her seven siblings: Charles (Catherine) Fleck, Edward (Mary) Fleck, Mary Fleck, William (Sarah) Fleck, Joseph (Bernie) Fleck, Annastacia Fleck, Clarence Fleck; grandchildren: Eric Quier, Elizabeth Koch and Nicholas Koch; daughter in-law Kimberly Koch; and son-in law Chuck Spencer.
Betty graduated from Nockamixon High School in 1948 and attended Churchman Business College, Easton, Pa. She was a secretary for Good Brothers car dealership Ottsville, Pa., and also worked on the family dairy farm.
Her life was a love story, when at a church fundraiser, Mark asked Betty to be his partner in the cakewalk. They celebrated 67 married years. Betty especially loved Christmas and being surrounded by her large extended family. She was guided by and lived her faith. Betty was a lifetime member of St. John the Baptist church and sang in the choir. She enjoyed cooking, caning, polka and square dancing, attending her grandchildren’s sporting events and her loyal dog Jackie. Betty was a friend to everyone she met and there was always room for one more at her dining table.
Betty will be greatly missed by her nine children: Patricia (Jay) Landis, Mark Jr. (Nancy) Koch, Jane Koch, Kathy Spencer, Brian Koch, David (Karin) Koch, Alan Koch (with whom she resided), Thomas Koch, Timothy (Sonya) Koch and by her 11 grandsons, five granddaughters, five great-grandsons and many, many nieces and nephews.
Family will receive relatives and friends on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022 at St. John the Baptist Church, 4050 Durham Road, Ottsville, PA 18942 from 10:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. followed by Elizabeth’s Mass of Christian burial at 11:00 a.m. Interment will immediately follow at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Cemetery, Church Road, Haycock Township, Pa.
Donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105
Donahue Funeral Home, Flourtown www.donahuefuneral.com.
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