It is with great sadness the family of Theodor Koch announces his passing on June 20,2022 after 87 years building a life full of love and family. Theodor passed peacefully at home in King City with his wife Gisela by his side. The last of his generation Born on November 17th 1934 in Elditten, OstPreussen, Germany. After having had to flee his homeland as a young boy during the war, Theodor always held fast to his roots. Theodor eventually emigrated to Canada at 21, where he set to work creating a new world filled with family, love and challenging interests.
Theodor’s passion to for engineering and relationships led him to Danson Corporation in Toronto where he honed his expertise and followed his dreams to form his own Extruder business, Deltaplast Machinery. Theodor’s knowledge and his belief that he could build anything has endured as his legacy of manufacturing extruders built on his values of integrity, hard work and reliability. As a member of the Canadian Plastics Pioneers Association, Theodor always took great pride in his role in building the Canadian plastics industry into what it has become today.
Theodor’s love for family and for his sons and grandchildren defined all that he touched. Always a wise word of encouragement, and a life lesson to be shared. Theodor leaves behind his beloved Gisela, his wife of 61 years, his loving sons Dirk and Marcus, his Grandsons Mackenzie, Grayson and Alexander, and daughter-in-law Aksana.
Theodor spent his final years working as he loved to do on his farm in King, always a project to be done and always a purpose for the day. His capacity to overcome adversity, and build a life of kindness and wisdom in all that he did was and is always an inspiration to all of us who loved him.
A funeral service will be held at the Thompson Funeral Home, 530 Industrial Parkway South, Aurora on Friday June 24, 2022 at 11AM. Interment to follow at King City Cemetery.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ThompsonFH-Aurora.com for the Koch family.
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