Search Abandoned for Stephen Koch in Alaska Tragedy
The body search for Stephen Koch 34 of Sterling Alaska after a boating accident on Lake Tustumena on August 13 was abandoned after a weeklong effort. Koch, his friend James Brewer of Soldotna and Brewer’s 13 year old son Byron were crossing the lake to reach a hunting site. the youth’s body and the boat were recovered. Koch, a St Mary’s graduate and former Alaska wrestling coach, taught in San Antonio before moving to Sterling with his wife Elizabeth Huber Koch. He is survived by his wife, his mother, three sisters, a brother, and in laws. A prayer service was held at St Mary’s Church last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Koch
Lake
Tustumena
Kenai Peninsula
Alaska
Koch
Sterling
James Brewer
Soldonta
Byron Brewer
Fredericksburg
Frances Pyka Koch
Arthur Koch
St. Mary's
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s
The
Standard
Southwest Texas State University
San Antonio Independent School District
Our Lady of the Lake College
Elizabeth Ann Huber
San Antonio
Wilshire
University of Alaska
Jean
Rodney Danz
Austin
Jane Koch
James Edward Koch
Pat Koch
John F. Huber
Lake Charles
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Stonewall School Gym Thursday
Community notice for a Thursday event at Stonewall School Gym invites residents to attend the local gathering. Details are unclear in the fragment but indicate a general school brighthouse activity.
Young Child Jose Moreno Dies After Fall
The 3 year old Jose Manuel Moreno died after injuries from a fall at the John Wall Ranch in White Oak. An autopsy in San Antonio and investigations by Deputy Sheriff David Nehr and others determined the death accidental. The Moreno family lives in Piedras Negras Mexico and was employed on the Wall Ranch near Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Manual Moreno
Antonio Moreno
Gillespie
David Nehr
John Wall
White Oak
Peterson Memorial Hospital
Kerrville
Nehr
Notable Founding Figures Take Stage at LBJ Park History Event
A bicentennial themed performance presented by Temple University and Franklin Roberts with National Park Service at LBJ State Park Stonewall and Johnson City drew audiences including Lady Bird Johnson. Four historical figures Franklin Adams Lincoln Twain were portrayed with period costumes and two contemporary interpreters offering thought provoking views of America in 1975 and since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Abraham Lincoln
Mark Twain
LBJ
Stonewall
National Park Service
Temple University
Franklin Roberts
Faneuil Hall
Boston
United States
Hawaii
Lbj State Park
Ben Franklin
Jacques Barben Dubourg
Ben
Pat Cronin
America
Michael Plunkett
NPS
Franklin
Adams
Lincoln
Twain
U.S
Ed van Nuys
Doug Abraham Lincoln
Kelly McCormick
James H. Stobie
Two Gillespie County Men Injured in Separate Wrecks
Charles D. Moehle 37 and Larry Wayne Ford 26 suffered serious injuries when their vehicles left the Llano and Kerrville Highways and struck trees. Moehle fractured his left leg in two places and Ford sustained broken ribs a concussion and internal injuries. Both were treated at Hill Country Memorial Hospital with Moehle later moved to Santa Rosa in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Charles D. Moehle
Fredericksburg
Liano
Larry Wayne Ford
Kerrville
Charles Stephenson
Moehle
Llano Highway
Kordzik Hill
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa Hospital
San Antonio
Air Force
Mooney Aircraft
Wood
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fredericksburg Standard
Wed
Spring Creek Hall
Stonewall Community Club
Stonewall School
Aviumiour
Charles Moehle
Hill Country
American Lutheran Church
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Martin Kowierschke
Castell
H. C. Hannemann
Kermitt Hahne
Amanda Zesch
Mason
Walter Loudon Jr
Kenneth Petermann
Comfort
KTVV
Las Vegas
Jerry
Muscular Dystrophy Association
A! Hirschfeld
Margo Feiden
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Mrs. Lucile Whitman
Rurup
Scarbrough
Texas
Sam. Thioa M
Nixon Associates
Victor Nixon
Schandua Building
E. Main ST
Westinghouse Room
Westinghouse
U.S.A
East Main
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!