Fred Koch was born in Kolb in 1901. He came to the U.S. at the age of 5 and settled with his family in Ritzville, Washington. Mr. Koch's career was in the newspaper business in Wenatchee, Cashmere, Spokane, and Seattle, all in the State of Washington. During World War II, he served with the Office of War Information in London, the Office of Psychological Warfare in Paris, and military government in Frankfurt and Berlin. He is a graduate of the University of Washington. Mr.
Pastor Gottlob Koch, son of Jakob Koch & Anna Höschele, was born 2 March 1861 in Gnadental (Bessarabia). On June 15, 1887, he was married to Elise König.
He studied theology at the University of Dorpoat (Estonia) and was ordained 6 September 1887 in Saratov.
Johannes (John) Koch, son of Michael Koch & Elisabeth Rieber, was born 21 April 1843 in Kolb, Russia on April 21, 1843.
In 1863, Johannes married Barbara Koch. She had been born in the neighboring colony of Frank on 12 January 1844.
Koch served as a schoolteacher in Russia.
Father Köberlein was born in 1863 in Pfeifer. He died on 17 August 1910. He was ordained on 12 August 1890. He served as a vicar in Mariental. He also served in Neu-Liebental from 1904 to 1908.
Pastor Heinrich Köpke was active in the parish of Beideck from May to August in 1828.
Pastor Adam Christian Paul Kohlreiff was born 24 October 1777 in Christianstadt and died 15 February 1840. He served the parishes in Bettinger from 1803 to 1820 and in Saratov from 1820 to 1822. He served the St. Michaels parish in St. Petersburg from 1822 to 1836.
Pastor Joseph Amadeus Kohlreiff was born 28 March 1806 in Bettinger and died on 25 January 1837. He served the parish of St. Michael in St. Petersburg.
Thomas Konzewitsch was born 16 December 1775. He studied theology and was ordained on 15 August 1806 into the Order of St. Vincent.
He served the Kamenka Parish from 1826 to 1827. He died in Kamenka on 2 March 1827 and was buried there on 6 March 1827.
Pastor Johannes Kosciol (some documents also record the surname as Koseiol or Kosczoll) was born 29 May 1855 in Bartelsdorf, Silesia. He was ordained 15 October 1884.
He married Maria Jordan, daughter of Pastor Gottlieb Friedrich Jordan who was serving the congregation in Balzer.
He died 28 February 1926 in Brunnental at the home of his son-in-law, Pastor Johannes Grasmück.
He served in the following parishes:
1886 Brunnental
1887-1892 Balzer
1892-1924 Gnadentau
Pastor Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Kossmann was born 17 April 1826 in Dermsdorf, Thuringia (Germany). He was ordained on 18 March 1856. He served parishes:
Irkutsk (1856-1862)
Saints Peter & Paul Lutheran Church in Moscow (1862-1866)
St. Mary's Lutheran Church in Saratov (1866-1888)
From 1880 to 1888, he was the Probst (Provost) of the Lutheran parishes in the Bergseite. He served as the Vice-President of the Moscow Lutheran Consistory from 1888-1892.
Pastor Kossmann died on 29 July 1898 in Moscow.