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Darwin F. Moses

August 05, 1937 - May 10, 2013

Garnavillo, Iowa

Visitation: 5 - 8 PM Wedensday May 15, 2013 at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home, Garnavillo and one hour berfore service at church.

Funeral Service: 11 AM, Thursday May 16, 2013 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Garnavillo, Iowa

Interment: St. Patrick's Cemetery, Monona, Iowa

Darwin Francis Moses, age 75, of Garnavillo, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn. He was born the son of Lawrence and Marie (Muchow) Moses, August 5, 1937, in Monona, Iowa. Darwin graduated from the Monona High School in 1956, owned and operated the Moses Tavern and Kist Bottling Company for many years, and drove for Bischoff Trucking. On September 5, 1957 he was united in marriage with Marion Stroschein at St. Joseph’s Church in Garnavillo. Darwin enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening, fast pitch softball, "shooting the breeze" with friends, playing cards with family, dancing with his wife, and farming with his father, Lawrence and father-in-law, Tommy Stroschein. He is survived by his wife, Marion (of 55 years); his son Rick (Brenda) Moses of Garnavillo; one daughter, Ann (Terry) Schmidt of Farmersburg; and son Bob Moses of Strawberry Point; seven grandchildren, Jeremy Moses (Courtney Adams), Jill (Justin) Tangeman, Kyle Schmidt, Chris (Kayla) Schmidt, Molly Moses, Ethan Moses, Elliott Moses; one great-granddaughter, Kennedy Schmidt; and one brother, Donnie Moses of Chicago. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Marie and one sister, Susan; and one sister-in-law, Barbara Moses.

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Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Monday, May 13, 2013

Darwin F. Moses GARNAVILLO, Iowa - Darwin Francis Moses, 75, of Garnavillo, died Friday, May 10, 2013, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 16, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Garnavillo. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Monona. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Garnavillo. Friends also may call after 10 a.m. Thursday at the church.