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Darcy MosesDarcy Moses, of Rush City, passed peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, at Fairview Lakes Regional Medical Center at the age of 75. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 10 at the 1st Lutheran Church of Rush City with Pastor O'Shae officiating. Music was provided by Doris Swanson and Pastor O'Shae, organists, Kadi and Karli Askay and Randi and Brittany Olson and Tammy Zak and Lisa Verbault, vocalists, and Richard Anderson, guitarist. Darcy was born June 16, 1928 in Rush City to M.J. and Emma Moses. He was the youngest of 10 children. He then went on to graduate from the Minnesota School of Business with an associate's degree. After college, Darcy worked in the dry goods store for his dad and built his first home in Rush City. Next he took a job selling for Aid Association for Lutherans and moved to Granite Falls, Minn. where he was superintendent of Sunday schools. He then moved to Brainerd where he sold water softeners for Lindsay. That job took him to Spencer, Iowa and then Omaha, Neb. Wanting to be back in Rush City, he took a sales job with Plastech Research. His main account was Arctic Enterprises where he met Norma and married her in July of 1976. After he retired from Plastech, he took a consulting job with Crown Ironworks. While working there he invented the Tricep, which separated the hulls from the seeds of soybeans. He also invented an air compressor front wheel bearing puller and laser wheel alignment tool for the GMC Motor homes. Darcy had made his career in sales and engineering but his favorite pastime was inventing. Darcy Moses is survived by his wife Norma, his daughters Cindy and Arlen Lund of Pine City, Heidi and Randy Carey of Grantsburg, Wisc., Polly and Richard Anderson of East Bethel, and Tammy and Shawn Zak of North Branch; 10 grandsons, four granddaughters, and two great-granddaughters. Also brothers Adrian and Leora Moses of Idaho and Marlyn and Lois of Rush City, and sisters-in-law Grace Moses of Hudson and Mattie Moses of Rush City. ©ECM Post Review |