With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Vernetta A. Koch (Berlin, Wisconsin), born in Cudahy, Wisconsin, who passed away on September 15, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Vernetta A. Koch to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Emil A. Roepke and Marie Morrow Roepke; her husband Joseph G. Koch; and her children-in-law, Robert Richards, Jill Koch and Debra Koch.
She is survived by: her children, Kevin and Kathy Richards (Mike Rietveld); her grandchildren, Simon Koch (Valeska), Michael Richards (Emily Pounding), Sarah Koch (Praveen Kathpal), Jason Richards (Jess) and Nathan Koch (Anna Edelman); her great grandchildren, Milan, Kiran, Rosalind, Helen and Fritz; and her sister Eunice "Dollie" McTavish. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.