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Kathryn S. Koch
1913 - 2003
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- Kathryn S. Koch
Clear Lake - Kathryn S. Koch, 90, of Clear Lake, died Monday (Dec. 15,
2003) at Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial
Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. in Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dennis Ganz
officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be
3 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel.
Memorials may be given to the Kathryn Koch Memorial Fund.
Kathryn was born Dec. 29, 1913, in Clarion, the oldest daughter of Samuel
E. and Madge Hilda Mechem Shannon (Johnson).
Kathryn was married to her first husband, Galen Hauge, on Sept. 13, 1933,
in Webster City. Galen passed away on March 21, 1965.
Kathryn was a member of various groups and organizations. She strongly
supported the Democratic Party and in the early fifties, ran for Hancock
County Recorder.
She was a 4-H leader, belonged to the Garfield Township Community Club and
was active in the Hancock County Farm Bureau.
After moving to Ventura and Clear lake, she graduated from Mason City
Junior College with an associate in arts degree.
For a number of years, she taught school, was a census enumerator, member
of the Key-Notes, member of the Wa-Tan-Ye Club, was in the Clear Lake
Women's Club, and enjoyed art and poetry clubs in Clear Lake. Kathryn had
her poetry book, entitled 'Nuff Said, published in January of 2003.
She loved homemaking, was an excellent cook and baker and had a flair for
interior design.
She was a very talented musician and enjoyed playing her organ and piano.
She played the organ at several Governor's Balls in Clear Lake and played
for various functions throughout North Iowa.
Kathryn was a true humanitarian and thoughtfully remembered all the
birthdays of her family, including grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Kathryn was married to Homer Hitchcock and lastly to Dean Koch. For a
number of years she resided in her home in Clear Lake and enjoyed the
companionship of her youngest son, Tony.
Survivors include her three surviving children and their spouses, Gary
Hauge and his wife, Marieluise, of Ocala, Fla., Cynthia Wolfram and her
husband, Robert of Ventura, and Tony Hauge of Clear Lake; 12 grandchildren
and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter, Susan Taylor, her
sister, Margaret Eileen Lauster, and her three husbands.
Kathryn will be greatly missed by her family and a host of friends, many
with whom she maintained close contact.
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source: Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, 17 Dec 2003, page A9,
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