Margie June Koch

Margie June Wincentsen Koch June 14, 1930 to November 9, 2016 Margie was born in the township of Morris, Wisconsin, near Wittenberg. She was the 10th child of Fred and Zelda Wincentsen. She attended the Wittenberg school for grades kindergarten through her high school graduation. Ardis Bredell, her remaining sister turned 97 in October. She met her husband, Calvin Koch of 65 years in Chicago the summer of 1949. She was spending the summer with her Aunt and Uncle and Cal was a dining car cook for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was on the Portland to Chicago run and stayed with his cousins when he was in town. Cal came to play pinochle with Margie’s aunt and uncle; they fell in love and where married in Wittenberg on October 2, 1949. After being married they headed to Oregon to start their new life. They had three children, seven grandchildren their spouses and thirteen great grandchildren. Their children are Zelda (Ken) Anderson, Ann Sigler and Calvin D. Koch. Her husband Calvin K. preceded her death on January 17, 2015. Margie and Cal loved traveling in their motor coach when they retired. They would head south the first of October. In December they put the coach in storage at one of the campgrounds and head home for Christmas and stay long enough to get their taxes done; then head south again. They returned home in the spring. They loved camping with family and friends. They enjoyed camping until Cal had open heart surgery in October of 2006. Margie was a member of the Beaverton First United Methodist Church. She was an active member when her family was young. She worked for the Beaverton School district for 32 years in the Food Service program. Many will remember her as Mrs. Koch, the cook. Margie will be interned at the Willamette National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers a tax-deductible donation can be made to either: The Beaverton First United Methodist Church Providence Hospice 6401 N.E. Halsey Suite #3 Portland, Oregon 97213-9904 Service Information