Fairbank: Joan Carol Moulds age 79 passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 31st 2015. She was born October 6th 1935 the daughter of Kyle and Iva (Beckner) Keniston in Oelwein Iowa. Joan married Charles D. Moulds May 10th 1957 in Elkader Iowa. Joan enjoyed cooking, as did everyone else enjoy her cooking. She also loved her grandchildren and her animals, especially her dog Reba. She practiced her faith on Sundays at St. John’s Lutheran Church.
Survived by: Her husband Charles, one son; Ronald (Kelle), two daughters; LaDell (Jim) McCabe and Susan (Kelly) Ryan, five grandchildren; Michael Ryan, Elizabeth (Ivan) Escobedo, Rachael (Patrick) Murray, Keith (Kate) Ryan, and Staci Moulds, six great grandchildren, two sisters; Kay (Walt) Schwartz and Mary (Eldon) Marting.
Preceded by; Her parents, one brother James Keniston and one sister Donna Jo Keniston in infancy.
Services; 10:30 am Wednesday, February 4th at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Fairbank.
Visitation; 9:00-10:30 am on Wednesday at the church.
Interment; Fairbank Cemetery, Fairbank.
Memorials; To be directed to the family.
Condolences for Joan C. Moulds
So sorry for your loss. Your family is in my prayers.
So sorry for your loss. Jo was the 1st person I knew with the same 1st name as me, as there weren’t many of us. I always enjoyed coming to you home when we were all younger and I really enjoyed a quick visit with her after church. She will be missed. Sympathy to all of you.
From the Tagtows; so sorry to hear about your loss. I spent a lot of my childhood playing over at their farm and remember her laugh from those old days of “card club” with my folks. She was always a good friend and neighbor to my folks. You all will be in our prayers.
Greg
My sincere heartfelt sympathy for the loss of your wife, mother, & grandmother Jo. I remember she was always there to help out anyone in need. She was a very good friend to my mother & father, & as Greg Tagtow mentioned; I remember her, when the folks would have card club, back in the ‘good ole days’. I also remember when my mother passed away many years ago, she was one to the first to come rushing over to see, if anyone needed anything. She was a wonderful, kind, & caring lady, & the world won’t be the same, she’ll be greatly missed by all.
My sincere heartfelt condolences to the Moulds family. Jo was a great lady, if anyone ever needed help, or just someone who cared; Jo would be right there. She was a great friend to my parents, when I was growing up. I too remember the card clubs, & her great laugh & warm smile. Once again, I’m so sorry for great loss. Jimmy
My heart and prayers go out to your entire family for the loss of Jo. I have so many great memories of her from growing up next door. The card and game playing as others mention, all the collies and picking out one various times for our farm, building forts with Susan and LaDell, riding the horses I know Jo enjoyed, a week on Lac Seul Canada every summer where Jo and my mother Mary specialized in catching pike while just dangling lures over the side of the boat 🙂 … Jo was always “happy go lucky” through it all and she certainly passed that on to all her family.
Jo & Chuck were great friends of my parents Loren & Mary and Jo will be always remembered for her caring, compassion, laugh, and smile.
I’m sure your great memories of Jo will also help carry your family through this time of grief, and most importantly knowing she is forever in Paradise. Dan
My deepest sympathy to LaDell and family. You are in our prayers. So sorry for your loss from a fellow Wapsie classmate.
I am so sorry for your loss. My sympathy to all of you. We had so many fun times – with Jo, Hesse’s and the Reiters’ growing up. When I would come back to St. Johns (when we got back to Fairbank), Jo was always there to fill us in on what all of you were doing. She was so proud of her family and enjoyed her time with each and every one of you.
On behalf of the family of Joan Moulds, I just want to thank everyone for all of your kind words during this sorrowful time. Mom would be so honored to know that so many of you have such fond memories of her…may those thoughts keep her alive in our hearts forever. Best wishes to all of you for a joyful and blessed future.
so sorry for your loss! Lots of fond memories! Joan was a great lady! Thinking of all of you and sending prayers!
So sorry for your loss, I just heard about it today. Your family is in my prayers. It is hard to lose a mother.