Berniece Moulton

BERNIECE MOULTON

Hopkinton

Berniece "B" Marie Moulton, 95, of Buck Creek, passed peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at her home. A celebration of Berniece's life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Buck Creek United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends before the service, and a lunch reception will follow the service. Burial will be at a later date.

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Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello, is assisting the family.

Berniece was born Nov. 16, 1918, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Carl J. and Bertha (Rettke) Opfer. At two years of age, her family moved to Hopkinton to start farming and later in 1922, moved to a farm in Buck Creek. She spent the remainder of her life in Buck Creek, graduating in 1936 from Buck Creek Consolidated School. In July 1936, she and Gene Moulton eloped. She served 20 years at the Buck Creek Consolidated School and Maquoketa Valley School cafeterias. She was a member of the Buck Creek United Methodist Church for 84 years and was organist for 50 years.

She was a caring person, fantastic cook, gardener extraordinaire and loving mom and grandma. Her home was always open to all, food was at the ready, and conversation and games always followed.

Survivors include her daughters, Donna Moulton of Ocean City, Md., and Chari Burdick of Brunswick, Maine; son, Gregory and wife Sue of Vienna, Va.; foster son, David Nason and wife Joan of Iowa City; eight grandchildren, Mike Burdick, Andrea (Burdick) Willis, Shawn Carr, Gayle (Carr) Johnson, Matthew Moulton, Ashley Moulton, Michelle Nason and David Troy Nason; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Gene (1980), daughter Janice (2012) and brothers, Raymond, Gene and Norman, and their wives.

Her family thanks all for their love and concern. They extend special thanks to family and friends who made B's life happy and fulfilled and who watched out for her. Heaven gained an amazing angel.