Charles L. Schoch age 82, of Port Jervis, NY went to be with the Lord, Tuesday June 8, 2010 at Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis, NY. He was born on February 12, 1928 in Port Jervis, NY, the son of the late Sandaman and Mary Edwards Schoch. Charles proudly served our country with the US Army during WW II, from 1946-1947. He served as an engineer with the 3013 rd Engineer Maintenance Co., in Japan, performing maintenance on heavy construction equipment. Charles was a life member of Roosa-Fleming V.F.W. Post !61, Port Jervis, and a a former Fire Police with the Port Jervis Fire Dept. and a life member of Maghogmock Hook and Ladder Co. #1, Port Jervis F.D. He was an active member of the Milford Bible Church, Milford, Pa. He was a retired Supervisor of the Housekeeping Dept. at Doctors Sunnyside Hospital, Port Jervis, and previously employed by Pry J Dry Cleaners, Port Jervis.
He is survived by his wife Helen Freer Schoch at home , with whom he celebrated 59 years of marriage on February 2. He is also survived by his 5 children, daughter, Terri Schoch of Port Jervis, Son, Chuck Schoch and his wife Cindy of Sparrowbush, NY, Jeffrey Schoch and his wife Sherie of Sparrowbush, Paul Schoch of Barryville, daughter, Patti Martell and her husband Chad of Glen Spey, NY, 12 grandchildren, Matthew Schoch and his companion Michelle Coleman, Danielle, Joshua, Amanda, Heather, Noah, Eli, Jacob, Adam, Ben Schoch, Alec and Marisa Martell, his sister-in-law Helen E. Schoch of Maine, 1 nephew, and his beloved pet, Winston. He is also survived by his former daughter-in-law, Kimberly Harripersad. He was pre-deceased by his brothers, William, Willard, and Adam Schoch, and his sisters, Maggie May Schoch and Dorothy Miller.
Friends may call Thursday June 10, from 7-9 pm at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. Memorial services will be held Saturday June 12, at 12 noon at the Milford Bible Church, 110 Foxcroft Drive, Milford, Pa., Rev. Robert Elliott will officiate. Interment will follow at Pine Hill Cemetery, Sparrowbush, NY. Memorial donations may be made to the American Foundation for the Blind, 2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102, NY, NY 10121 or to the Milford Bible Church, 110 Foxcroft Dr., Milford, Pa. 18337. Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. for information,directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit knight-auchmoody.com