Richard Koch Obituary
He is pre-deceased by his wife Bobbie of 45 years, his sister Shirley Marie
Nolan, his nephew Phillip Nolan, sister-in-law Beatrice Nelson, and stepdaughter
Barbara Zalewski (Gary).
He leaves behind stepdaughter Josephine Lightbody (Jim). Also, two half-sisters, Sandy Adams and Carol Glass, sister-in-law Joan (Carl), nephew Daniel Nolan, granddaughter Lenora (Joe), grandsons Aaron, Benjamin, Gary (April), David (Jamie), great grandsons Trevor, Hunter, Cameron, and Remington as well as his feline companions Misty and May.
Dick was born to Arthur and Evelyn Koch on January 27, 1936, in Buffalo, NY.
His mother remarried in 1945 to Henry Cecil Harder who came to be the best stepfather
and Dad, a young boy could wish for.
Dick loved to hunt, fish, shoot pool, and play golf. In 1955 he received a letter
from the President welcoming him into the United States Army. In that he was already in
the Naval Reserve he extended for 1 year to make it a 3-year tour of duty in the US
Navy. He met Bobbie while at the Linde Division of Union Carbide in 1970. They
married on July 8, 1974, in North Tonawanda, NY. Both retired in 1992 from Linde and
in 1999 moved to Henderson, NV. Within 3 years, Henderson became very crowded
and they moved to Kingman, AZ.
A memorial service will be held at the Kingman Church of Christ, 1915 Robinson
Avenue, Kingman AZ, on April 4, 2026, at 10:30am.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to an animal charity of your choice in both
Bobbie and Dick's memories.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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