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Koch Funeral Home is a proud sponsor of the Pink Zone!

Koch Funeral Home is a proud sponsor of the Pink Zone. The holidays are a great time to create a giving tradition with your family and friends by making a donation in memory of a loved one to an or...
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Thursday, December 28, 2023

2023 - December - Gazette - Let's Remember

Let’s Remember Just a few days ago our family received a large tin of popcorn as a holiday gift. One-half of the tin was filled with caramel corn, one-quarter with buttered popcorn, and one-quarte...
By Jackie Naginey Hook
Thursday, December 28, 2023

December 31 - First Night 5K Resolution Run

A great way to gather with family and friends to continue or start new holiday traditions is on First Night in downtown State College. Say goodbye to 2023 and hello to 2024 at the First Night 5K Re...
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

You've got this Jenny!

Join our staff in wishing Jenny the best on her Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science final exams. She's on her way to becoming a licensed funeral director.
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

December 26 - Kwanzaa

For those of you celebrating Kwanzaa, we wish you a meaningful holiday!
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Koch Funeral Home is a proud sponsor of First Night - Visit our Remembrance Tree!

Koch Funeral Home is a proud sponsor of First Night. Gather the family and friends and Join in the fun to celebrate with a variety of events happening downtown. Be sure to visit our Remembrance Tre...
By Dar Bellissimo
In News
Tuesday, December 26, 2023

December 25 2023

For those of you celebrating today, we wish you a meaningful Christmas. We’ll close this month’s posts with a wish for the candles you might light during this holiday season. Candles of joy, despi...
By Jackie Naginey Hook
Monday, December 25, 2023

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2024 - March - CDT - Helping Hands - A Walk with Grief

A Walk with Grief I’ve become keenly aware of the dual process model of grief lately. This model involves oscillation between loss-oriented and restoration-oriented responses to grief. Sometimes a...

2024 - March - Gazette - Dad, Death, Daffodils, Ducks, Cardinals, and Comfort

Dad, Death, Daffodils, Ducks, Cardinals, and Comfort ... My 93-year-old dad died on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. When I left you in my February column, he was working hard to get his strength back aft...

In Honor of Funeral Directors Recognition Day ...

All of the Funeral Directors at Koch Funeral Home, take pride in serving our community!

Wednesdays, April 24, 2024 - A Walk with Grief

Koch Funeral Home has Partnered with Centre Region Parks & Recreation. A Walk with Grief is not an exercise program but instead a time of coming together with others who are grieving a loss an...

Preplanning Services

Our personalized funeral planning guide is a resource for you when preplanning and/or planning a funeral or memorial service. With help from experts in our area, this guide is a compilation of impo...

In Honor of Funeral Directors Recognition Day ...

Thank you Calvin for serving our community!

March is ... Town & Gown - Heart of the Community Publication

We our proud to honor the men and women in our community and on our staff. Be sure to see them featured in Town & Gown - Heart of the Community!