James Koch

JAMES RICHARD KOCH

Fairfax

James Richard Koch, 74,

of Fairfax, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, at his home from natural causes. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Hiawatha, by the Rev. Mark Ressler. Burial: St. Patrick Cemetery, Fairfax. Friends may visit with the family from 9 a.m. Friday until service time at the church. Teahen Funeral Home is serving the family.

Jim is survived by his wife, Karol; seven children, Kathy (Duane) Ducat of Kewaunee, Wis., Jim (Karen) Koch and Michael Koch (Lynda Hartig), both of Cedar Rapids, Mark (Yvonne) Koch of Iowa City, Holly (Jason) Reed and Paul (Robin) Koch, both of Fairfax, and Mitzi (Chase) Fields of Charlotte, N.C.; 21 grandchildren and one due in April; two sisters, Patsy (Mike) Chekel and Jean Fowler; and brothers- and sisters-in-law, Mary Jane Reichenauer, Sister Margaret Ann Recker, Helen Hawker, Charles and Ann Recker, Velma and John Krapfl and Donald and Joan Recker.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents.

Jim was born July 1, 1942, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Melbourne James and Mary McNulty Koch. He was a 1960 graduate of Prairie High School and married Karol Recker on Nov. 14, 1964, at the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier in Dyersville. He served in the Army National Guard and on the Marion Police Department. Jim worked primarily as a home builder and owner of Koch Home Builder. Later, he worked as a security officer, retiring in 2004.

Jim loved spending time with his family and attending his grandchildren's sporting events. He was an avid Hawkeye football and basketball fan, enjoyed watching movies, history, museums and feeding the birds. Jim loved to travel and cherished his trip to Rome to see the Vatican.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Online condolences can be left at www.teahenfuneralhome.com.