Obituary of Dale John Koch

Dale John Koch was born on October 2, 1957 in Provost, Alberta. He was the middle child of John and Irene Koch. He passed away at Peter Lougheed Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, on May 4, 2013 at 55 years of age. Dale lived in the Compeer area for his entire life. He graduated from Altario High School in 1977 and continued on to be an avid famer who loved to work the land and "play" with his cattle everyday. Dale loved to play hockey and baseball in his spare time and was a die-hard fan to both the Maple Leafs and the New York Yankees. There were numerous times when Dale would threaten that he was going to contact the General Manager of the Maple Leafs so that he could try to get his ideas across. Every Saturday night the Hockey Night in Canada theme song rang through the whole house as he and his family sat down to watch the game. When Coaches Corner came on everyone knew that they better keep quiet so that Dale could hear what Don Cherry had to say and take a good look at the suit that Cherry was sporting that day. A few of the highlights in Dale's life were attending his children's graduations, traveling to New York in 2008 to see the New York Yankees in their original stadium and the birth of this first grandchild, Lily, February 6, 2012. Dale will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed by his wife, Karen Koch; daughter, Nicole (Marc) Kristian and granddaughter, Lily; son, Derek Koch; and daughter, Dalene Koch. Dale is also survived by his mother, Irene Koch; sisters, Gail Deacon and Roxie Koch; niece, Brittany Deacon; as well Dale leaves behind many friends and family who loved him dearly. Dale was predeceased by his father, John Koch, December 15, 1975.