Phyllis A. Koch

August 1, 1923 - January 12, 2019

Phyllis Audrey Roberts Koch, 95, passed from this life, into the life to come, on Saturday, January 12, 2019, at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Manteno. She was born August 1, 1923, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Henry and Florence (Hart) Roberts. The family moved from New York to California in 1938. Phyllis served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946, and received her Bachelor of Science degree from Woodbury University in 1949. She married Dennis Koch on June 2, 1956, in San Diego. The couple divorced in 1960. He died on June 30, 2011. Phyllis spent most of her professional career as a bookkeeper in California and Oregon. She moved to Illinois to be with family in 2013. Phyllis was very proud of her military service, and in her last years, one of her favorite activities was to take note of any American flags that she saw along the street. She loved God and her family, was a loyal friend, and enjoyed music. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Debra McCray Koch of Bourbonnais; two grandsons, Andrew (Megan) Koch of Bourbonnais, and David (Allison) Koch of Geneva; one great-granddaughter, Morgan Koch, of Bourbonnais; three nieces, and two nephews. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers and one sister; and one niece. Burial will take place at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, with full military honors, on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 10:30am. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Kankakee Valley.