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In Loving Memory Of
Richard "Dick" MoscaOctober 17, 1929 - September 25, 2016
Richard Mosca was born on October 17, 1929 to Michael Angelo Mosca and Olive Mae Thompson in Los Angeles, California. Richard’s father was born in Sicily and his mother came from Canada. They lived in Los Angeles un l Richard was 9 years old, before moving to Canada. He a ended school in Winnipeg, Manitoba un l 1947. In January of 1947, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy; because he was only 17 he had his dad sign for him to enter the Navy. During his years in the Navy, he was a Chief Gunners Mate, a hard hat diver, and scuba diver. Richard was sta oned in China for a year and on destroyers during the Korean War; he then went to Japan. Richard received six medals: Good Conduct Medal; China Service Medal; Korean Service Medal; WWII Victory Medal; Korean Presiden al Cita on; and Japanese Occupa on. He was honorably discharged on September 15, 1966. He con nued in the Naval Reserve in Fargo for a year and a half. Richard married Be y Mae Miller in Winnipeg on July 28, 1951. Together they had four children. His wife Be y died in November of 1964. Dick moved to make a home with his children in Moorhead, MN. He started working law enforcement with the Minnesota Patrol School in October of 1966. He worked in the Two Harbors, MN district for 11 years where he lived with his children. He re red from the Minnesota State Patrol in July of 1990. On August 24, 1996 Richard married Lucy Randklev at Assump on Catholic Church and they con nued to live in Barnesville un l his death.
Richard was a member of the Assump on Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, the VFW, American Legion and the Honor Guard. In 2000, he served as District 9 Commander in the VFW.
Richard is survived by his wife Lucy of Barnesville; four children: Wendy (Richard) Shinn of Roseville, MN; Richard Dale (Wendie) Mosca of Las Vegas, NV; Gloria Bolen of Duluth, MN; and Andy Mosca of St. Paul, MN;
ve grandchildren: Je , Ma , Casey, David and Rachel; four great-grandchildren: Colton, Gabi, Mikko and Camila; and 2 step grandchildren: Brandon Randklev and Carissa Harvego; and numerous family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and rst wife Be y.
Richard Mosca passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Essen a Health in Fargo, North Dakota at the age of 86 years, 11 months and 8 days. May his memory be blessed.
“When Great Trees Fall”
When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder,lions hunker down in tall grasses,
and even elephants lumber after safety.When great trees fall in forests, small things
recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear.When great souls die, the air around us becomes
light, rare, sterile. We breathe, briefly.Our eyes, briefly, see with a hurtful clarity.
Our memory, suddenly sharpened, examines,gnaws on kind words unsaid, promised walksnever taken. Great souls die and our reality,bound to them, takes leave of us. Our souls
dependent upon their nurture, now shrink, wizened. Our minds, formed and informed by their radiance, fall
away. We are not so much maddened asreduced to the unutterable ignorance of dark, cold
caves. And when great souls die; after a period peace blooms, slowly and always irregularly. Spaces fill with
a kind of soothing electric vibration. Our senses, restored, never to be the same, whisper to us.
They existed. They existed.We can be. Be and be better.
For they existed.”
― Maya Angelou
In Celebration For The Life OfRichard "Dick" Mosca
Mass of Christian Burialursday, September 29, 2016 at 11:oo a.m.
Assumption Catholic ChurchBarnesville, Minnesota
Father Gary LaMoine ~ PresidingAndy Mosca ~ Eulogy
MusicMarcia Dilbeck ~ OrganistLinda Davidson ~ Cantor
e Assumption Church Choir
PallbearersRick Mosca Andy Mosca Jeff Mosca
David Mosca Matt Hyopponen Dan Irwin
Honorary PallbearersCasey Hyopponen David Holland Dana Holland
Barnesville Honor Guard
Military RitesBarnesville Honor Guard
VFW Post #4628 & American Legion Post #153
IntermentFort Snelling National Cemetery
Friday, September 30, 2016 at 9:35 a.m.Assembly Area # 6
Minneapolis, Minnesota