Kristen E. Koch of Mechanicsburg, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. She was 49 years old.
Born on September 15, 1971 in Harrisburg, PA, she was the daughter of Edward and Linda (Vales) Leitzel, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Kristen was a 1989 graduate of Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg. She received her BA in Elementary Education from St. Joseph’s University in 1993 and went on to complete her Masters’ degree at Penn State University. She was a retired elementary school teacher with the Haverford School District. Kristen was a member of St. Katharine Drexel Church in Mechanicsburg. Kristen was a bright shining light in the lives of all who knew her and her smile could brighten up the darkest room. She loved everyone around her with her huge heart especially her two beautiful sons whom she adored, her husband and her two French bulldogs Icahn and Pizazz. She was fiercely loyal to her friends and family, often the first one to lend a hand to anyone in need. Kristen was beautiful, smart, funny and kind and brought out the best in everyone she encountered. She will be missed dearly by all who knew and loved her.
In addition to her parents, Kristen is survived by her husband of 20 years, Matthew Koch, of Mechanicsburg; her two beautiful sons, Michael E. and Christopher H. Koch, both of Mechanicsburg; a sister, Amy Bodle and her husband Jeffrey, of Newtown Square; her mother and father-in-law, Henry and Gloria (Traini) Koch, of Harrisburg; a sister-in-law, Melissa Dale and her husband Douglas, of Harrisburg; a brother-in-law, Timothy Koch and his wife Amy, of Mechanicsburg, four nephews, two nieces and many aunt, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be private and the interment will be held at the convenience of the family in Rolling Green Cemetery, Camp Hill. A public mass of Christian burial is being planned for a later date when the pandemic restrictions have lifted. Myers-Baker Funeral & Cremation Services, Camp Hill, has been entrusted with funeral arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, Kristen’s family kindly requests memorial contributions be made to Michael and Christopher’s Educational Fund. Donations may be made through this link
https://gofund.me/30ff1b1c
or sent to “Michael and Christopher Koch” c/o Amy Bodle- Box 274, 303 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne, Pa 19087.