Robert Zoch

Robert Joseph Zoch, 86, died Sunday, October 8, 2023 at Atrium Cabarrus Health Hospital in Concord, NC. He was born and raised in Fort Wayne, IN, graduated from Catholic High School in Fort Wayne, IN in 1955. He joined the US Marine Corp in 1955 and proudly served until 1963, during that time he was a captain’s orderly on the USS Saratoga (CV-60). He later married Alice Fricke on February 16, 1974. He retired from Indiana & Michigan Power (AEP) in 1998 and was a former member of the Leo Legion in Leo, IN. He enjoyed eating out with his friends, playing cards, and doing yardwork. They lived in Grabill IN for 35 years before they moved to NC in 2016 to be near their daughter. Survivors include his wife, Alice and stepdaughter, Anita Fricke, a brother James (Jim) Zoch of Indianapolis, and two children from a previous marriage, Cary and Cathy. He had 5 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brothers John (Jack) Zoch of Fort Wayne, IN, and Gerard (Gary) of Marion, IN a sister Sharon Hipskind of Fort Wayne, IN and his parents, Erhardt and Germaine Zoch of Fort Wayne, IN.
Memorial service will be held at Kannapolis Church of Christ located at 2315 Concord Lake Rd, Kannapolis NC 28083 on October 29, 2023 at 2pm.

Memorial service will be held at Church of Christ at Grabill located at 13313 Indiana St, Grabill IN 46741 on November 11, 2023 at 2pm.


Memorials may be made to: American Heart Association, American Stroke Foundation, Kannapolis Church of Christ 2315 Concord Lake Rd, Kannapolis NC 28083, and Church of Christ at Grabill, 13313 Indiana St, Grabill IN 46741.