Irma C. Moen, 90

Irma C. Moen, 90, of Blair, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 at Good Shepherd Village in Blair.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Omaha. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery in Omaha.

Irma Charlotte Mortensen was born Easter Sunday morning, April 23, 1916 to John Walter and Alma Mathilde (Wiig) Mortensen. She was baptized June 18, 1916, and confirmed April 13, 1930.

On June 12, 1938, she married Walter Christian Schmidt of Dalton in a double wedding ceremony with her sister and brother-in-law, Arleen and Karl Gigstad.

Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt were very active in the churches they attended, with Walt singing solos, directing the choir, and leading Bible studies as Mrs. Schmidt praised God with the marimba, piano and organ music.

Mrs. Schmidt died in an automobile accident in 1958. On Oct. 16, 1960, she married Cyrus G. Moen. The couple enjoyed traveling the country until he died in 1989.

Mrs. Moen had three loves in her life: her faith in Almighty God and his wondrous love for her; her family; and her music. She raised her family to love God and music. Playing her marimba brought her much joy, especially the religious music praising her Lord and Saviour. She also taught music lessons in her home and at the Hospe’s Music Store, sharing the gifts God had given her with others.

She is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Myrna and Dick Vercruysee of Blair and Janet Wilkenson of Wichita, Kan.; sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald Schmidt and Diane Binder of Sea of Cortes, Mexico, and Daniel and Susan Schmidt of Hastings; stepchildren, Thomas Moen Sr. of McAlester, Okla., Janice Kruse of Omaha, and Dennis and Carol Moen of Las Vegas, Nev.; 22 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Elda Schmidt of Loveland, Colo.; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her two husbands, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Walter Christian Schmidt Jr., and her sister, Arleen Gigstad.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Mt. Calvary Lutheran School Scholarship Fund, 5529 Leavenworth Street, Omaha, NE 68106.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Omaha World Herald 1 Oct 2006

Moen – Irma Charlotte, age 90 of Blair. Survived by daughters and son-in-law, Myrna and Dick Vercruysse, Blair, Janet Wilkenson, Wichita, KS; sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald Schmidt and Diane Binder, Sea of Cortes, Mexico, Daniel and Susan Schmidt, Hastings, NE; step-children, Thomas Moen, Sr., McAlester, OK, Janice Kruse, Omaha, Dennis and carol Moen, Las Vegas, NV; 22 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Elda Schmidt, Loveland, CO.

Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Omaha, burial Graceland Park Cemetery, Omaha. Visitation will begin 10 a.m. Monday with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. IN lieu of flowers, family suggests memorials to Mt. Calvary Lutheran School Scholarship Fund, 55209 Leavenworth St., Omaha.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home Blair, NE 402-426-2191

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~