Verta Marie Moon, age 88, of Wapello, died Tuesday morning, April 26, 2016, at Wapello Specialty Care. The daughter of James Edmond and Edith Pearl Rittgers Bloomer, she was born on June 17, 1927 in Des Moines. She married William H. Moon on December 19, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. He preceded her in death on December 5, 2004.
She graduated from East High School in Des Moines in 1945 and from Moody Bible Institute Christian Education in December of 1947. She was active in the churches her husband pastored. Verta Marie was a member of the Grandview Community Bible Church, served as the librarian, enjoyed singing in the choir, taught Sunday School and VBS and worked in various positions in the AWANA Program. She enjoyed music and playing the piano, photography, reading, and travelling.
Her family includes four children, Beth Ann & Raymond Moon-Gabet of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Bill & Brigette Moon of Cottonwood, California, Mary & Edwin Chavez of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Daniel & Rebecca Moon of Aurora, Illinois,; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and a sister, Coleen Bloomer of Mesa, Arizona. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William; and a granddaughter, Christina.
The funeral ceremony for Verta Marie Moon will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Grandview Community Bible Church, officiated by Rev. Darryl Erickson. Burial will follow at the Wapello Cemetery with a fellowship lunch to follow at the church.
She graduated from East High School in Des Moines in 1945 and from Moody Bible Institute Christian Education in December of 1947. She was active in the churches her husband pastored. Verta Marie was a member of the Grandview Community Bible Church, served as the librarian, enjoyed singing in the choir, taught Sunday School and VBS and worked in various positions in the AWANA Program. She enjoyed music and playing the piano, photography, reading, and travelling.
Her family includes four children, Beth Ann & Raymond Moon-Gabet of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Bill & Brigette Moon of Cottonwood, California, Mary & Edwin Chavez of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Daniel & Rebecca Moon of Aurora, Illinois,; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and a sister, Coleen Bloomer of Mesa, Arizona. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William; and a granddaughter, Christina.
The funeral ceremony for Verta Marie Moon will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Grandview Community Bible Church, officiated by Rev. Darryl Erickson. Burial will follow at the Wapello Cemetery with a fellowship lunch to follow at the church.
Verta Marie Moon, age 88, of Wapello, died Tuesday morning, April 26, 2016, at Wapello Specialty Care. The daughter of James Edmond and Edith Pearl Rittgers Bloomer, she was born on June 17, 1927 in Des Moines. She married William H. Moon on December 19, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. He preceded her in death on December 5, 2004.
She graduated from East High School in Des Moines in 1945 and from Moody Bible Institute Christian Education in December of 1947. She was active in the churches her husband pastored. Verta Marie was a member of the Grandview Community Bible Church, served as the librarian, enjoyed singing in the choir, taught Sunday School and VBS and worked in various positions in the AWANA Program. She enjoyed music and playing the piano, photography, reading, and travelling.
Her family includes four children, Beth Ann & Raymond Moon-Gabet of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Bill & Brigette Moon of Cottonwood, California, Mary & Edwin Chavez of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Daniel & Rebecca Moon of Aurora, Illinois,; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and a sister, Coleen Bloomer of Mesa, Arizona. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William; and a granddaughter, Christina.
The funeral ceremony for Verta Marie Moon will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Grandview Community Bible Church, officiated by Rev. Darryl Erickson. Burial will follow at the Wapello Cemetery with a fellowship lunch to follow at the church.
She graduated from East High School in Des Moines in 1945 and from Moody Bible Institute Christian Education in December of 1947. She was active in the churches her husband pastored. Verta Marie was a member of the Grandview Community Bible Church, served as the librarian, enjoyed singing in the choir, taught Sunday School and VBS and worked in various positions in the AWANA Program. She enjoyed music and playing the piano, photography, reading, and travelling.
Her family includes four children, Beth Ann & Raymond Moon-Gabet of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Bill & Brigette Moon of Cottonwood, California, Mary & Edwin Chavez of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Daniel & Rebecca Moon of Aurora, Illinois,; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and a sister, Coleen Bloomer of Mesa, Arizona. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William; and a granddaughter, Christina.
The funeral ceremony for Verta Marie Moon will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Grandview Community Bible Church, officiated by Rev. Darryl Erickson. Burial will follow at the Wapello Cemetery with a fellowship lunch to follow at the church.
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