Mrs. Kotch, 73, of Middletown, died Jan. 11, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was a secretary at Catholic Charities, Red Bank. Mrs. Kotch is survived by her husband, John M. Kotch Sr.; two daughters and one son-inlaw, Christine and Gary Bissett of Howell, and Kathryn Kotch of the Navesink section ofMiddletown; two sons and daughters-in-law, John M. and Kerrianne Kotch Jr. of Aberdeen, and Paul M. and Maureen Kotch of Tinton Falls; a brother, Joe Conroy of Brooklyn; and three grandchildren. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, NewMonmouth section ofMiddletown. Burial was at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown. Arrangements were by John F. Pfleger Funeral Home,Middletown.Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 801 Broad St., Shrewsbury, NJ 07702; orMeridian Affiliated Foundations, 4900 Route 33, Neptune, NJ 07753.
