Charles W. Koch
August 30, 1950 ~ May 9, 2021
Charles W. "Kochie" Koch, 70, of Peoria, Illinois passed away May 9, 2021 at Unity Point Methodist Hospital in Peoria.
Cremation rites will be accorded. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 17, 2021 at Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton, Illinois. A memorial service will be held Monday, May 17, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. following the visitation at the funeral home with Pastor Laura Root Tanner officiating. Burial will take place in Elm Lawn Memorial Park, Princeton.
Chuck was born August 30, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Victor and Lorraine (Grimenga) Koch.
He is survived by his companion of 36 years, Becky Clark of Peoria and her son, Bob Clark of St. Louis, Missouri; two sisters: JoAnn Dunn of Princeton; and Nancy Koch of Princeton; one niece, Nicole (Tim) Crowley of Woodridge, IL and one nephew, Eric (Brittany) Dunn of Oran, Missouri; Several great-nieces and nephews and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Chuck graduated from Princeton High School with the Class of 1968. He was the first Princeton High School wrestler to ever reach the state finals. He attended Illinois State University.
He worked at Western Southern Insurance Company for a short time before going to work at Knights of Columbus, where he managed the bar.
Chuck loved playing golf and was one of the original members of the North End Open. He liked attending sporting events and was an avid White Sox fan. He enjoyed concerts and boating with his friends.
Memorials may be directed to The Salvation Army or St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Online condolences may be sent to www.grant-johnsonfh.com.
We are so sorry to hear about Chuck’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Becky and to Chuck’s family. We loved Chuck dearly and had so many good times with him and Becky. Going to baseball games, racetracks or out to dinner were always entertaining and full of laughter.
Our hearts are broken, we will miss him very much.
Dash & Patty
Chuck always had a smile and a good word whenever you greeted him. We were classmates and wrestling teammates at Princeton high school. I did not see him very often in the last several years. But when I did, I always enjoyed talking about old times and our classmates from Princeton. He will be greatly missed.
He was one of the good guys. We’ll miss him.