Moses, Christine (Storla) 1852-1944

MOSES, STORLA

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 7/9/2014 at 02:22:13

Decorah, Ia. - Funeral services for Mrs. John Moses, 92, were held Wednesday afternoon from the Fjelstul funeral home, with the Rev. T.A. Hoff officiating. Burial was in Paint Creek cemetery, near Waterville.

Mrs. Moses died Monday at the Decorah hospital, following nine week's illness.

She was the former Christine Storla, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ole Storla, and was born June 30, 1852, in Paint Creek township, Allamakee county. In 1897 she married the Rev. John Moses, who died in 1912.

Two children preceded her in death, Marie Moses, in 1912, and Olaf S. Moses, in 1938. She is survived by her son, John Moses, Bluffton township, with whom she had made her home since 1934, and one brother, Ole O. Storla, Waterville.

She was a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church.

~Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Thursday evening edition, Sept. 14, 194