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Eloise P. Hoch

Eloise Pearl Hoch, 89, of North Manchester, IN, and having ties to Huntington County, IN, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at 6:40 p.m. at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN.

Mrs. Hoch graduated from Clear Creek High School in Huntington County in 1948. She worked at Singer Controls in North Manchester for more than 30 years before retiring in 1991. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Huntington.

She was born March 15, 1930, to Harvey F. and Lottie M. Overholt Zook. She married Beaver E. Hoch on July 24, 1948, and he preceded her in death on July 31,1991.

Survivors include a son, Gary (Mary Ann) Hoch, of North Manchester; two daughters, Linda (Phil) Moore, of Fort Wayne, and Kathy (Steve) Kamphues, of Urbana; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Hoch, and a daughter, Diane Hoch.

Calling is Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, from 10 a.m. to noon at McKee Mortuary, 1401 Ind. 114W., North Manchester. A funeral service will follow immediately after at noon at the mortuary, with Rev. J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial will be at Bippus Calvary Cemetery, in Bippus.

Memorials are to Wabash County Cancer Society, PO Box 144, North Manchester, IN 46962.

Condolences may be emailed at mckeemortuary.com.