Obituary of Gustav Andrew Koch

Gustav Andrew Koch November 24, 1919 – February 22, 2016 Gus died peacefully surrounded by family. He was predeceased by his beloved wife Heather; parents Joseph and Margaret Koch of Dilke, SK; siblings Rose (Frank) Schmidt, Othelia “Tiny” (Ted) Lumley, Tom (Opal) and Frank (Ada) and grandson Ian Stewart. Gustav is survived by his daughters Jennifer (Russ) King and Winifride (Luke) Parisone; sons Ian and Malcolm (Yanelys); grandchildren Colin Stewart, Lauren (Duane) Numrich, Jason (Tracey) Koch, Teresa Parisone, Cathy (Bryan) Parisone-Rombough, Miguel and Liliet; great grandchildren Liam, Aidan, Aniella, Dominic, Gia, Samantha (Devan), Brandon (Sam) and Ashley; great great grandchildren Kaylum and Sophie. He was raised near to and then in the town of Dilke, SK. The family spent their summers at Pasqua Lake where they had a large circle of friends. He was in the RCAF Bomber Command in World War II. He was a genius with engines, and it was said that he “kept those planes in the air”. He was so well liked and respected that when the RCAF bomber pilots held their reunions he was specially invited. Gustav met and married his wife Heather in England during the war. After the war they settled and raised their family in Regina. They were both active members of Sacred Heart Parish. Gustav worked at Department of Highways, Western Tractor, Redhead Equipment and then back again to the Department of Highways. When Heather had to be moved to Pioneer Village, Gus sold the house on Dewdney Avenue and moved to a condo in Regina Village. He was very active there socially and made many good friends in the ten plus years he lived there. His last two years were spent at Star Treatment Care Home where he was very happy, loved and well taken care of. Thank you Starla, Lance and the rest of the Star Treatment “family”. We are so proud to be able to say that through all of his long life, Dad was liked and respected and made many dear friends. He loved his family and the lessons he taught us about generosity and forgiveness we will always carry in our hearts. We know all of his family and many friends would agree that the one thing everyone would remember best about Dad is his smile! A Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at St. Cecilia RC Parish, 5020 7th Ave., Regina, SK with Rev. John Weckend as Celebrant.