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Alvin John Moser, son of John B Moser and Clara Henkenius, was born June 24, 1915 at Elgin, Nebraska.  He attended St Boniface School.  As a youth, he worked with his parents on the farm and also as a farm laborer.  Irene Catherine Pelster, daughter of John P Pelster and Veronica Buddecke, was born April 1, 1916 at Dalton, Nebraska.  She attended rural school and St. Patrick’s Academy at Sidney, Nebraska.  She moved with her parents to Elgin in 1927 and graduated from Elgin High School in 1934.  Alvin and Irene were married on April 17, 1941 in Elgin.  They bought the family farm north of Elgin in 1948 and lived there until 1964 when they moved into Elgin.  Alvin and Irene were the parents of five children.  Joseph John Moser was born February 22, 1942 and joined the Army on March 3, 1964 with service in Vietnam.  Marilyn Clara Moser was born July 3, 1946.  Gerald Alvin Moser was born November 14, 1947 and joined the Army in January 1968 serving two years in Germany.  Rita Veronica Moser was born October 7, 1952. 

Source Unknown: Originally submitted for this website in July 2007