Moser, Peter 1842-1926

MOSER, LINDENMAN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 3/3/2013 at 20:40:02

Hawarden Independent of March 4, 1926

Former Resident Laid to Rest The body of the late Peter Moser, who died at his home in San Diego, Calif;, was brought to Ireton last Thursday afternoon. Funeral services were held from the local St. Paul's Lutheran church at 2 o'clock last Friday afternoon, Rev. J. E. Rich. Schmidt officiating. Interment was made in Pleasant Hill cemetery.

Peter Moser was born Aug. 15,1842, in Switzerland and died at San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 20,1926, at the age of 83 years, 6 months and 5 days. In his native Switzerland he grew to manhood and was married there to Magdalena Zwygart. This union was blessed with one son, Charles Robert. In 1873 the family came to this country, settling first in Ohio, where they resided three years, and then moving to Missouri where the wife and mother died.

In 1879 he was married to Elsie Lindenman who now mourns the loss of a faithful husband. This marriage was blessed, with four children, three of whom survive to mourn the death of their father Fred of Windom, Minn. Albert of Vermillion, S. D., and Mrs. Mary Kuehnstedt of San Diego, Calif; William, another son, died three years ago while a resident of Platte, S. D. Besides the widow and children, 18 grandchildren and one great grandchild are left to mourn his departure.

In 1893 the family moved from Missouri to near Ireton, Sioux county, Iowa, where he resided until he moved with his wife to San Diego Calif., in he fall of 1923, having for a number of years been retired in the town of Ireton. Mr. Moser was a member of the local Lutheran church for 27 years, transferring his membership to the English Lutheran church (Missouri Synod) at San Diego, when they moved to that city. He had been a very successful farmer, was a splendid neighbor, a good provider, a faithful husband and father, and besides the above named relatives, many more relatives and friends as, well as neighbors will mourn the passing of this man.