Marian L. Mosier

Marian Louise (Lowery) Mosier, 96, of Davenport, NE passed away on November 22, 2016 at Blue Valley Nursing Home in Hebron, NE. She was the second of ten children born to Ray and Fern (Follmer) Lowery on a farm Southwest of Davenport on December 4, 1919. She was baptized and a lifelong member of Christ’s Lutheran Church in Davenport, NE. She attended grade school through 8 ^th grade at Pleasant Prairie, District #34 a country school near the Lowery farm before attending the Davenport High School. She married Kenneth Mosier on May 24, 1935 in Belleville, KS and they lived on the Mosier Family farm. To this union 3 sons were born, Valdean, Elwin and Richard. A niece, Mildred, was raised as their daughter from birth. During the years on the farm Marian always had a large garden and canned produce along with raising chickens and selling eggs. Marian and Kenneth gathered with a close group of friends often on Saturday evenings as they enjoyed just being together as a group. She and Kenneth moved into Davenport upon retirement from the farm in December 1973. Upon moving into town Marian worked at Northside Tavern and the Base Hit Restaurant for a number of years. She loved to cook and her family would gather in her kitchen to talk and laugh about what had transpired since their last visit back home. Her homemade pies were well liked by more than just her family. Marian and Kenneth took many trips and vacations following retirement from the farm including their fishing trips to Minnesota and numerous bus tour trips. Many winters were also spent at their daughter’s home in San Diego, CA.Marian was an active member of Christ’s Lutheran Church, where she taught Sundayschool and belonged to WELCA. Marian was a member of Eastern Star Chapter #268 for over 60 years and enjoyed her work through the chairs and served as Worthy Matron. For years Marian belonged to a local Bridge Club that met weekly to play cards and socialize. Marian broke her hip in 2007 and then moved into the Blue Valley Assisted Living facility in December of that year. After spending the winter she decided to stay there and saw it expand into Courtyard Terrace. She enjoyed playing card games and could often be found playing pitch or pinochle at Courtyard Terrace. She will be missed by her children and their spouses: Valdean (Marie) Mosier of Burnt Hills, NY; Elwin (Carol) Mosier of Homosassa, FL; Mildred "Millie" Mealey of San Diego, CA and Richard (Wanda) Mosier of Davenport, NE; grandchildren, James (Wendy Benard) Mosier of Charlton, NY; Lisa (Steve) Pedersen of White Bear Township, MN; Brian (Leleng) Mosier of Niceville, FL; Marla Mealey of San Diego, CA; Chad Mealey of Alameda, CA; Nathan (Angela) Mosier of West Lafayette, IN; Lance (Angela) Mosier of Omaha, NE and Kelly (Nancy) Mosier of Lincoln, NE; 14 great-grandchildren, Lenai Mosier of Saratoga, NY; Caleb Mosier of Charlton, NY; Courtney (Alex) Anderson of Clovis, NM; Wesley Mosier of Niceville, FL; Logan Pedersen and Ryan Pedersen of White Bear Township, MN; Connor Pedersen of Lincoln, NE; Kylie Mosier, Devaney Mosier and Braden Mosier of West Lafayette, IN; Erin Mosier and John Mosier of Omaha; Owen Mosier and Amelie Mosier of Lincoln, NE; brother William Lowery of Ann Arbor, MI; sister Cordelia (Dee) Heinrichs of Loveland, CO; sisters-in-law Maxine Lowery of Hastings and Doris Lowery of Superior along with numerous nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Kenneth Mosier in 2000; brother’s Alvin, Ray J. Jr, George, Darrel and John; sister’s Pat Nygren and Joyce Fuller; son-in-law Duane Mealey, and daughter-in-law Lou Ann Mosier, other extended family members and many friends.