Barbara Ann "Barb" Koch

Barb called me her `foreign correspondent´ and I loved sending her postcards from every trip I took. She never missed a holiday with a newsy hand written card - the only real mail I received....so as much as she `lived for´ my correspondence, I too eagerly awaited her sweet cards. I always thought of Barb as my great aunt, I guess in reality she was my great aunt´s daughter in law, but more importantly she was just great. And she will be missed. I shall still look for postcards on my journeys...

Barb, was the closest of family friends. I will deeply miss our many phone calls talking about her, my mom, and their childhood friends. Even with my mom's advanced dementia, she was so kind and patient on the phone with her. She could even get my mom laughing with her stories. When I go through my mom's pictures, of which there are 10s of thousands, there is Barb in about every fourth picture smiling, laughing and enjoying some sort of adventure together. She never missed my kids'...

Attended HS with Barb. We had a blast everyday in "Home Room." It was a great way to start the school day. Dave Beberg