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Ernie Moore

November 15, 2007

Ernest D. "Ernie" Moore, 80 of Lisbon, died Thursday November 15, 2007, in Crestridge Care Center, Maquoketa, from complications of Alzheimer's. Funeral services 10:30 a.m., Monday in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Mount Vernon, by the Reverend Mark Gefaller. Friends may call Sunday from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m., in Morgan Funeral and Cremation Choices, Mount Vernon Chapel. Burial in Lisbon Cemetery with military rites. Ernie is survived by his wife Bonnie, Ernest Michael of McGregor, Cindy (John) Pospisil of Mount Vernon, Tim (Carol) of Lisbon, Wendy (Tim) Reilly of Cedar Falls, and Gary (Kathleen) of Cedar Rapids, thirteen grandchildren: Jenny, Wayne, Jared, Scott, Joe, Jesse, Heather, Shawna, Adam, Eryn, Colin, Jessica, Nicole, and Anna, and sixteen great grandchildren. Ernie is also survived by two sisters; Sharon (Porter) Nuttel and Anne (Dave) Morris, three step siblings; Don Hall, Rob (Joanie) Hall and Shirley Hall. Preceding Ernie in death were his father Ernest, his mother Hazel, his step mother LaVerne, three brothers; Bill, Alan, and Kendall, and a sister Vivian Prather. Ernie was born in Costa Mesa, California, on February 18, 1927. He and his family moved to Centerville, South Dakota. At age seventeen Ernie volunteered for the U.S. Navy during World War II, serving in the Marshall Islands, at Kwajalein. Ernie was a member of the Cyclops Legion Post #109 of Lisbon. After the war he became a carpenter and met and married Bonnie Dornbusch in Milbank, South Dakota, July 2, 1950. He and his family moved to Lisbon from Rapid City, South Dakota in 1966. Ernie retired as a superintendent at A.D.M., with Abel Howe Construction Company in 1988. He was a member of the Carpenters and Millwright Union #308, Cedar Rapids. He was a very active member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Ernie was very involved with the Lisbon community, helping with his time and talent. He was actively involved with his legion post, was a Boy Scout leader, and volunteered at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City after his retirement. He was proud of the time he spent helping build the new addition at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Ernie was known for his sense of humor, love of a good story and teasing his grandchildren. He took great pride in his family, and was especially devoted to his wife Bonnie. A memorial fund has been established.

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