Mrs. Glade Koch (85) of Daytona Beach passed away peacefully Saturday August 13th at Halifax Hospice in Port Orange. Glade was born on July 3, 1931 in Columbus Ohio. She moved to Daytona Beach from Las Vegas, Nevada in 1988. She was married to John Arthur Koch on July 23, 1955 for 32 years before his passing in 1987. She was preceded in death by her parents Harry and Hilda Schneider.
Glade was a graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in Education. She taught in Ohio, Texas, Washington D.C., and South Carolina. Glade worked with legislators in Nevada to establish the Las Vegas Wash Wetlands area, a 12 mile urban river of reclaimed water, storm water runoff, urban runoff and shallow ground water that creates a unique wildlife, wetland refuge in the Las Vegas valley that empties into Lake Meade. She was also a docent with the Red Rock Canyon Interpretive Association in Red Rock, Nevada. Glade was a big fan of Ohio State Football. Glade loved birdwatching and working her yard. She enjoyed camping, hiking and cross country skiing. She traveled to the Holy Land and rode camels, went dog sledding in Alaska, rafted down the Colorado River and traveled to Africa and Australia.
She was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist of Daytona Beach (since 1988), spent much of her time working with the Christian Science Reading Room, the Audubon Society, Sierra Club and other wildlife organizations.
She leaves behind her twin sister, Carol LeCras Abbott, (Harry) Daytona Beach, nephew, Tim LeCras (Laura) South Daytona, niece Dawn Havird (Kurt) Lake City, Florida, niece Clare Giles, Columbus Ohio and many other much loved nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Services and remembrances for Glade will be held on Sunday August 28th at 1:00 p.m. at Cardwell Summers Funeral Home in Port Orange. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Audubon Society or First Church of Christ Scientist Daytona Beach.