Mosbo, Esther Marie (Thorson) -- 1915 - 2005
MOSBO, THORSON, FYLPAA, OBMAN, HILSTAD
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 7/31/2012 at 11:23:28
Esther M. Mosbo, age 90, of Spencer, Iowa and formerly of Rembrandt and Decorah, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 18, 2005 at St. Luke’s Nursing Home in Spencer on following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 24, 2005 at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa, by the Reverend James Glesne. Graveside services and burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 in Little Sioux Valley Cemetery in Rembrandt, Iowa. Friends may call at the Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 23, 2005 and an hour prior to the services on Monday at the church. Sliefert Funeral Home of Sioux Rapids, Iowa and Fjelstul Funeral Home of Decorah are handling arrangements.
Esther Marie Mosbo was born May 22, 1915 to Reverend Thomas B. and Hertha (Fylpaa) Thorson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and remained a life-long contributor of her time and talents. Her childhood years were spent in her father’s parishes in Rowe, Illinois; Fort Dodge, Iowa; Ottawa, Illinois; and Thor, Iowa. After completing high school in Lutheran academies, she attended Waldorf College, graduating with a two-year teaching degree.
Following four years of teaching in the upper elementary grades at Rembrandt, Iowa, she married Edward Johannes Mosbo on May 22, 1938. Together they farmed near Rembrandt until retiring to Decorah, Iowa in 1980. To this union four children were born: Edward Paul, Eloise Annette, Rolf Erik and Erik Edward.
Throughout her life, Esther cheerfully gave of herself and her time to her family, her church and her community. She took special pleasure in music, both as a participant and as an appreciator. In earlier years she traveled with the Pleasant View and Waldorf College choirs, performed often as a vocal soloist, participated in women’s trios and quartets, sang with the Buena Vista County Women’s Chorus, directed junior choir, and contributed her soprano voice to church choir anthems at Rembrandt. In her retired years at Decorah, she enjoyed attending Luther College’s many musical performances and faithfully attending faculty and student recitals.
Esther’s enthusiasm for music has been contagious in the family: all four of her children remain active with varied musical pursuits. Many of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren are also immersed in the joy of music.
She is survived by her children: Paul and his wife Vivian of Cortland, New York; Eloise and her husband Richard Obman of Rembrandt, Iowa; Rolf and his wife Valerie of Rembrandt, Iowa; and Erik and his wife Mariellen of Rembrandt, Iowa; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, a sister Hertha Hilstad and a brother Johan Thorson, as well as extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one brother, Dr. Thomas Thorson.
Source: Fjelstul Funeral Home database
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