In Memoriam: Todd A. Koch

Obituary

Todd A. Koch, 68, of Richland Township, passed away officially on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, from cardiac arrest while responding to a Richlandtown Fire Police Call on Monday, March 9.

Todd was the son of Oscar & Betty Koch of Quakertown.

He graduated from Q.C.H.S. in 1975 and Lehigh University in 1983 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He worked as a licensed Land Surveyor and spent the last 40 years at R. L. Showalter & Associates in Chalfont.

He was an avid field hockey player starting with the Quakertown Men’s Team in the early 1980s. He went on to play League Hockey in the “Northeast Field Hockey League,” winning a National Club Championship with Rye, New York in 1992. He was the facilities manager for field hockey at the 1998 Olympics in Atlanta. He was currently playing for the U.S. Man’s National Team and had represented the USA around the world in tournaments including several World Cups.

Todd had a passion for local and family history, which along with his years of surveying, gave him a unique understanding of the area which he was always ready to share.

In addition to the Richlandtown Fire Police, Todd served on the Richland Zoning Hearing Board for 20 years. He was a member of the Richland Library Company, Passer Community Association, Richland Historical Society and Trinity Lutheran Church in Quakertown. He was also an Eagle Scout.

He is survived by his brothers Neal and Matt with whom he shared a home for 41 years, sisters Lynn Welles (Lincoln), of Wyalusing and Jill Kostenbader (Robert) of Lehighton, nieces Loren, Leah, and nephews Kyle and Evan.

A visitation will be held at Trinity Lutheran, 102 N. Hellertown Avenue, Quakertown, PA, on Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 10:00am until the time of the funeral service—in church—at 11:00am. A luncheon will follow, in the auditorium, from 12:00-3:00pm.

Arrangements are in the care of the C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc., Quakertown. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Quakertown or the Richlandtown Fire Company.