Richard A Karch, Sr., 83, of Hamilton Twp., passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Trenton, he was a lifetime Hamilton area resident. Richard drove 18 wheelers for a living but was a farmer at heart. He loved gardening and taking care of his fishpond and was an avid collector of John Deere tractors and Hess trucks.

Son of the late John and Bertha Karch, he was predeceased by his son, James Karch. Richard is survived by his loving wife of 58 and ½ years, Doris I. Karch; his children, Tina Wolff and her husband Dan,and Richard Karch Jr. and his friend Diane Metzger; his grandchildren, Mark David Polascak Jr, Jennalea Polascak and Daniel Wolff Jr.; his foster daughter, Kelley Borkowski; his sister, Charlotte Lengyen as well as many nieces and nephews.

Services will be private at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Peppler Funeral Home, Allentown.