Elaine 'Peppy' Mitchell
A graveside service for Elaine “Peppy” Mitchell of Indian Hills, Colo., formerly of Elgin, was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery in Eldorado.
Pallbearers were Mike Koch, Trevor Koch, Dalton Koch, Bob Koch, Al Lansing, and Nathan Lansing.
Peppy died peacefully at the Colorado home of her son, Chuck Koch, on Monday, July 25, 2016.
Arrangements were handled by Burnham-Wood & S.K. Rogers Funeral Home, West Union.
Elaine Deloris “Peppy” Koch was born May 30, 1928, in West Union to John and Elsie Koch. She was raised on a farm in Eldorado.
Peppy was baptized Sept. 30, 1928, and confirmed March 29, 1942, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Eldorado.
She was a 1946 graduate of West Union High School.
In the early 1960s, Peppy joined the staff of the West Union Medical Clinic, where she worked as a nurse for more than 25 years until her retirement.