Steven R. Koch

KOCH Corporal Steven R. Koch, soldier in Afghanistan, 23 Corporal Steven R. Koch died on Monday, March 3, 2008, while serving in the U.S. Army in the Sabari District of Afghanistan. He was 23. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday at Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. Church, 233 N. Main St., Milltown. Burial will take place at 2 p.m. on Friday in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Visitation will be on Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Selover Funeral Home, 555 Georges Rd., North Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick, Cpl. Koch lived in North Brunswick before moving to East Brunswick. He attended Our Lady of Lourdes School in Milltown and East Brunswick High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in March of 2006 and was a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. Cpl. Koch was predeceased by his grandfathers, William Koch Sr. and Robert Glassen. Surviving are his wife, Amy Bethany Koch of Spotswood; his daughter, Zoe Koch of Spotswood; his parents, William Koch Jr. and Christine Glassen Koch of East Brunswick; a brother, William Koch III of East Brunswick; a sister, Lynne Koch of Hackensack; his maternal grandmother, Gladys Glassen of North Brunswick, and his paternal grandmother, Marion Koch of North Brunswick. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Cpl. Steven Koch Fund, c/o William Koch Jr., 8 Garden Terrace, Milltown, N.J. 08850.