Fredrick L. Koch

Fredrick L. Koch, 71, of Shenandoah, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest Hospital in Allentown surrounded by his family.

Born in Shenandoah on November 30, 1952, he was the son of the late Fredrick and Eva (Petrock) Koch.

Fred was a 1970 graduate of the former J.W. Cooper High School in Shenandoah.  He served in the United States Army.  Fred earned his degree in Computer Science from Virginia College. While he served in the Army, he did the payroll for the U.S. Government. During his career, he was a driver for F.L. Koch Trucking and later owner.  He then worked as a logistics manager for several companies.

Outside of work, Fred was a member of the A.P. Damato American Legion Post in Shenandoah and the Shenandoah Archery Club.  He loved hunting, fishing, Nascar racing, and camping.  He was also a collector of antique cars.  For family events and holidays, he was Chef Tell because of his love of cooking.  His favorite pastime since his retirement was caring for stray cats as he would often visit and make donations to the SPCA.  His favorite pet cat, Tiger, of 18 years, recently passed away.

His surviving family includes his wife of 50 years, Rosemary (Chatkiewicz) Koch, his son- Fredrick Koch III with Ma’rie Haarala of Alabama, his sister- Karen Souchuck with her husband Glenn – Frackville, his granddaughter- Ava Rose Koch, along with nieces and nephews.

A visitation for family and friends will be held on Thursday, June 13th from 9:00 to 10:30am at the Oravitz Home for Funerals Inc, 40 N. Jardin St, Shenandoah.  Liturgy will held at 11:00am in St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Shenandoah by Msgr. Myron Grabowsky.  Burial with military honors will take place at 2:00pm in Fort Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pa.

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