Winchester, Virginia
1950 - 2006
Benjamin Ming Ko, 55, of Winchester, Virginia, died, Monday, February 27, 2006 at Winchester Medical Center.
Mr. Ko was born July 28, 1950 in Hong Kong, the son of Woo Shook Yee Ko of Norwalk, California and the late Jim Chee Ko. He worked as a Quality Engineer at Eli Lilly in Manassas, Virginia. He was a parishioner of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Ko immigrated to the United States in 1968 and attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. He also earned a Masters degree in Clinical Chemistry from the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. Ko is survived by his wife, Rita Marie McKane, whom he married on February 24, 1984. He also leaves his children, Kailen Marie Ling Ko, Lauren Lin Ko, and David Ming Ko all at home; his mother, Woo Shook Yee Ko; sister, Diana Ma of San José, California; brothers, Yin Ko of Huntington Beach, California, and Long Ko of Norwalk, California.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, 12:00 -2:00 PM at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.
A Funeral Mass will be conducted at 2:30 PM on Saturday, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, with Father Stanley J. Krempa officiating. Interment will be private.
Memorial contributions may be made to Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center, Bayview Medical Center, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, JHAAC, Room 1B-1A, Baltimore, Maryland, 21224.
My sympathy to Ben Ko’s family. I worked with Ben here at PWC and during our temporary assignments at Indy. We are really going to miss his great attitude and his big smile, even during times of adversity.
Janette Gonzalez
March 07, 2006 | Bristow, VA
We want to send our best to the family and let them know Ben's touch on the world will be remembered with great joy. We feel blessed to have known Ben.
Paul & Tammi Klaco
March 07, 2006 | Manassas, VA
Remembered By
Charles and Laura Fogle
March 05, 2006 | Winchester, VA
God Bless you Ben
Harold McGuire
March 03, 2006 | Indianapolis, IN
Ben was a wonderful colleague. I enjoyed working with him on several projects for Eli Lilly. He will be missed.
David Gatzke
March 03, 2006 | Indianapolis, IN
My sympathy to the Ben Ko family. I worked with Ben when he was in Indianapolis and he was a great individual and friend. We talked often about his family and he was very proud of each one. His eyes would light up and he would get the biggest smile during those talks. It was very apparent that he loved each one of you very much. We will all miss him. God Bless your family.
Larry Arnold
March 03, 2006 | Indianapolis, IN
Ben was a pleasure to work with - always pleasant and happy to greet his co-workers.
Anne Jensen
March 03, 2006 | Manassas, VA
