Richard L. Hoch, age 62, passed away on Monday August 29th 2011 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. The husband of Margaret E. (Lutz) Hoch, they have been married 28 years.
Born in Reading he was the son of the late John S. Hoch, Sr. and Marie E. (Schade) Hoch.
He was a 1967 graduate of Fleetwood High School.
Richard was a computer technician at Fleetwood Area School District for 35 years, retiring in 2009.
A U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.
He was a member of the Teutonia Lodge #367 F&AM, Reading, Reading Commandery and Creigh Council #16.
A civil war reenactor, he was a member of the former Durrell's Battery "D" reenactment group which was one of the batteries in the movie "God's and General's". For many years, Richard loved participating in the Civil War presentations to the Fleetwood Area Middle School. Each year he would do a presentation as a doctor, infantryman and artilleryman.
Surviving are his wife Margaret, daughter Erika M. (Hoch) wife of Shawn Angstadt, Fleetwood. Also a brother John S. Hoch, Jr. of Austin TX.
Services will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday September 3rd, 2011 at the Mae A Stump Funeral Home Inc., 117 West Main Street, Fleetwood . A visitation with family will be from 10:00AM to time of service. Masonic lodge services will be at 10:00AM. Burial will be in St. Paul's Union Cemetery, Fleetwood. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to The Gettysburg Foundation, 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, PA 17325.