Judy Ann Koch (Dickson)

Judy Ann Koch, 77, Independence, MO passed away April 19, 2014. Memorial services will be 10 am, Thursday, April 24 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 180202 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; cremation. Inurnment at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery will take place at a later date. Judy was born Oct. 20, 1936 in Lock Springs, MO and moved to Independence in 1945. She worked at Libby’s Manufacturing for ten years before retiring in 2008. She loved TV and horse racing but her biggest hobby was her husband Victor. Judy was preceded in death by her son Stevens Stewart. She is survived by her husband of forty-four years Victor Koch, of the home; daughter-in-law Karen Stewart, Independence, MO; step-son Victor Koch III, Tacoma, WA; step-daughters Susan Tebbets and husband Jim, San Clemente, CA; Alice Salisbury and husband Hugh, Vista, CA; Kim Raidy and husband Rick, Poway, CA; thirteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.