The Funeral Service of John A. Moen, of
Albert Lea
, will be held at 11:00
A.M. on Monday, November 23, 2009 at Our Savior’s
Lutheran
Church
in
Albert Lea.
The Reverend Wayne Halvorson will officiate.
Interment will
be in
Hillcrest
Cemetery
.
Visitation will be from 4-6 on Sunday at Bonnerup Funeral Service,
Albert Lea
, and one hour before the service at church.
John died on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at St. John’s Lutheran Home.
He was 73.
He was born on December 17, 1935, in
Leland
,
Iowa
the son of Ole O.
and Marie (Storvig) Moen.
He attended rural Lake Mills Schools and later
graduated from
Albert Lea
High School
in 1954.
He as united in marriage to Alice L. Leegaard on July 30, 1955, at
Silver
Lake
Lutheran
Church
.
They made their home in
Albert Lea
and John
worked for Water Tower Paint & Repair in
Clear Lake
,
Iowa
for four years.
He then worked for Wilson and Co. in
Albert Lea
for more than 30 years
before retiring in 1995.
He was a member of Our Savior’s
Lutheran
Church
and also the Eagle’s Club.
One of John’s passions in life was bowling, he enjoyed the sport and
also had a side business of drilling bowling balls for many years.
He also enjoyed a good game of golf.
John had
a soft spot for his
grandchildren and they put the sparkle in his eye.
John will be greatly missed by his wife Alice, five children: Debra C. Stanley of
Albert Lea
, Joanne (Kevin) McDermott of Oronoco, MN, David
(Kim) Moen of
Albert Lea
, Robert Moen of
Albert Lea
and Greg (Rhonda)
Moen also of
Albert Lea
; grandchildren: Brady (
Carson
) Stanley of Antigua, Virgin,
Islands
, Jessica (Jason) Geary of Rochester, MN, Jodi
Moen of
Mankato
, Daniel Moen of
Mankato
, Jennifer Moen of
Albert Lea, Kris Moen of LaCrosse, WI, Jordan Moen of Albert Lea, Autumn Krcil of Albert Lea, James Moen of Byron,
Jacob Moen
of Byron, Jason Krcil of Albert Lea, Kayla Moen of Albert Lea, Johanna Moen of Albert Lea, great grandchildren William, Teaghen, Sophia, Owen, and Christian; brother Marlin “Buddy”
(Roxie) Moen of Rochester, sister
Ida McMahon of
Farmington
,
New Mexico
, brother’s-in-law, sister’s-in-law and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parent brothers Oris “Ole”
and Stanley, and a sister Agnes.
