Marion J. Moeser, age 95, died Sunday, December 16, 2012, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was born July 15, 1917, in Racine, Wisconsin to Edward and Josephine (Schroeder) Knutson. Marion graduated from Neenah High School as the valedictorian of the class of 1935, and she attended St. Olaf College. She married Lyle M. Moeser on April 26, 1941 in Winchester, Wisconsin. Before marriage, Marion was employed by the First National Bank of Neenah. After marriage, she and her husband resided in Sheboygan and Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin until 1974 when they returned to Winnebago County to retire. While a resident of Whitefish Bay, she was employed at Milwaukee-Downer College and Bay Shore Lutheran Church. Marion loved her family and enjoyed doing things for them. Music was always an important part of her life. She sang in many church choirs over the years. Marion was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Winchester, Wisconsin; Bethel Home Auxiliary, and Acadia Chapter #269 O.E.S., Milwaukee.
Marion was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle Moeser; and her sister Bette Klitzke. Surviving are her daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Jim Moss, of Ocala, FL; son and daughter-in-law, Elliott and Susan Moeser, of Glendale, WI; six grandchildren, Scott (Tami) Moss, of Buckeye, AZ; Brian (Ingrid) Moss, of Rogers, MN; Heather (Robbie) Merrill, of Auburn, NH; Aaron (Lia) Moeser, of St. Francis, WI; Matthew Moeser, of Cedarburg, WI; Adam (Erin) Moeser, of Philadelphia, PA; and nine great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at Grace Lutheran Church of Winchester, 8396 Steeple Hill Dr. Larsen, WI, at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 22, 2012. Family and friends may call at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
The family wishes to thank the staff at Luther Manor in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin for the compassionate and competent care and friendship they provided to Marion and her family.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials may be made in Marion's memory to Grace Lutheran Church, Winchester, Wisconsin, or the Luther Manor Foundation in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
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