Kenneth “Kenny” E. Mosher, 66, of Aurora passed away on Monday April 24, 2017 at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein. Visitation will be from 4-7 PM on Sunday April 30, 2017at the Geilenfeld Funeral Home in Oelwein. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 AM on Monday May 1, 2017 at the Geilenfeld Funeral Home. Interment will be in Madison Township Cemetery near Aurora. Memorials may be directed to the family.
Kenneth Eugene Mosher was born on December 27, 1950 in Oelwein, Iowa the son of Howard and Iola (Rowse) Mosher. Kenny graduated from East Buchanan High School with the class of 1969. He served his country honorably for six years in the U. S. Army, including a tour in Viet Nam. He was united in marriage with Nancy Fuhrman on July 19, 1970 in Oelwein. Kenny was employed with Donaldson Company in Oelwein for twenty-eight years and farmed his whole life, until his passing. Kenny loved playing golf, farming and spending his winters in Florida-biking and visiting his mother. His family was most important to him, especially his grandchildren. He had recently been teaching them how to drive the Ranger. He was a member of the Aurora American Legion and the Iowa Corn Growers Association.
Left to celebrate Kenny’s life are his wife Nancy; his two sons: Michael (Gretchen) Mosher of Ames and Matthew (Fiancée-Michaela Schuler) Mosher of Waterloo; three grandchildren: Avery, 13, Owen, 7 and Claire, 5; his siblings: Richard (Kathy) Mosher of AZ, Terry (Twila) Mosher of Ankeny and Kathleen Carter of Nokomis, FL; his mother Iola Mosher of Nokomis, FL; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Howard and his brother, David Mosher in infancy.