Raymond Moe

Raymond Moe, age 71, a resident of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2007, at the Good Samaritan Center in Pelican Rapids.Raymond Gene Moe was born June 23, 1936, in Allamakee County, Iowa, to Selmer and Norma (Sivesind) Moe. He attended the schools in Waukon, Iowa, and graduated from Waukon High School in 1954. Ray worked for the Quandahl Farmer's Market Grocery Store in high school. After high school, he drove a truck with his father. Then he returned again to work at the Farmer's Market in Waukon. He married Mathilda Aspen fifty years ago on July 21,1957, near Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin. From 1958 to 1964 Ray was a member of the Army National Guard. In January of 1960 he joined Jacob E. Decker as a hog buyer at the Mason City, Iowa, yards. He was a station manager in Swea City, Iowa, from 1965 until 1972. Ray and his family moved to Worthington, MN, where he was the Assistant Head of Procurement until 1978 when he became the Head of Hog Buying, until Swift and Co. purchased the company, Ray was then made the assistant Hog buyer again. Because of health reasons, he was a road buyer until his early disability retirement in 1991. Ray and his wife, Tildy, moved to Pelican Rapids, MN, in December 2002. In May 2006 Ray entered the Good Samaritan Center.Ray was especially interested in promoting the pork product. Ray entered and won the 1976 Minnesota Pork State Cook out contest. He entered his Veribest 1 1/2 inch grilled pork chop in the National Pork Congress, Indianapolis, Indiana, and won the second runner up. Among Ray's honors are: The Lion' International Award of Appreciation(1975-1976). He was presented into the "Honorary Swine Honor Roll" by the Minnesota Pork Producers for his dedicated service to the Swine Industry. The American Meat Institute honored him for his 31 years of dedicated service to the meat industry. Ray enjoyed sports, especially watching the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. Ray will be remembered for his unselfishness, an immaculate lawn, and shining car. Ray was very active in church, choir member, Brotherhood member and holding numerous offices in various churches. Ray is survived by his wife, Mathilda "Tildy" of Pelican Rapids; daughter, Paula (Jeff) Orthaus and their daughters: Katie and Kelsey Orthaus of Watertown, South Dakota; son, Jon (Heidi) Moe and their children: Samuel and Elizabeth of Moorhead; sister, Marjorie (Roger) Lonning of Albert Lea, MN; sister-in-law, Pauline Parker of Stillwater, MN; brother-in-law, Allan (Jean) Aspen of Winona, MN: and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church, Pelican Rapids; First Lutheran Church in Worthington, MN; and to the Red River Valley Hospice.