John H. Moss, 85 years young, passed away July 4, 2019 after a full life. Born February 18, 1934 in Chloe, West Virginia he was the sixth of eight children born to James W. Moss and Cynthia Mae Jarvis Moss. He often talked about growing up without electricity or the modern conveniences in the mountains of West Virginia, which he always considered “home”. The family moved to Medina County, Ohio when he was 8, onto a farm that became Moss Road.
John graduated from Lodi High School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army as a military policeman stationed in Kobe, Japan. The GI Bill made it possible to attend Kent State University and earn a Masters Degree in Geography. In 1958 he married Carol Stebbins and they had four children.
John’s many careers included being a railroad signal worker, a high school teacher, a map interpreter for the CIA, a city planner in Pennsylvania and Ohio, becoming the Planning Director for Medina County, Ohio. Always looking for adventure, he became the first Planning Director for Gallatin County, Montana. While in Montana, John and Carol plus son Jim started a fire and water damage restoration company. They eventually returned to Ohio and started Moss Enterprises near Cincinnati, Ohio, restoring homes and businesses after disasters until his retirement from working life.
John was a man of many interests. Most involved adventure and testing his endurance; he also studied American history, especially Lewis and Clark. Running marathons, mountain climbing, off-the-grid hiking, camping, canoeing, hunting, and fishing were in his soul. John’s most epic life adventures began after he retired. At 62 he started riding a bicycle, igniting a passion that lasted to the end. Casual rides were not John’s style. He daily rode his bicycle 60 miles or more. He traversed the US coast-to-coast at least 5 times. His longest ride was a 5-month, 4,700-mile adventure through the Yukon and ending in Anchorage, Alaska. He was 80 by the time of his final bicycle adventure. John spent many winters at Uncle Joe’s Fish Camp and riding around Lake Okeechobee, Florida. He lived his life at full speed with the wind at his back and peddling as long as he could.
John is remembered by his four children, Jean Lundquist (Brian), Lois (Terry Ishida), Jim, and David (Barbara), and his four grandchildren, Megan Lundquist, Briana Lundquist (Adam Hartigan), Curtis, and Becky. He is also survived by his siblings Elizabeth Clark, Bill and Don (Shirley) plus his special- in laws, Kathie and Jim Thompson. John was preceded in death by his wife, Carol, his parents Jim and Mae, sisters Stella and Margaret, and brothers Jim and Bob.
Visitation will be held on Monday, July 8th from 5:00-7:00 PM at Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home, Lebanon. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 9th at 1:00PM also at the funeral home. Interment in Deerfield Cemetery, South Lebanon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Adventure Cycling Association, 150 E. Pine Street, Missoula, MT 59802.
John graduated from Lodi High School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army as a military policeman stationed in Kobe, Japan. The GI Bill made it possible to attend Kent State University and earn a Masters Degree in Geography. In 1958 he married Carol Stebbins and they had four children.
John’s many careers included being a railroad signal worker, a high school teacher, a map interpreter for the CIA, a city planner in Pennsylvania and Ohio, becoming the Planning Director for Medina County, Ohio. Always looking for adventure, he became the first Planning Director for Gallatin County, Montana. While in Montana, John and Carol plus son Jim started a fire and water damage restoration company. They eventually returned to Ohio and started Moss Enterprises near Cincinnati, Ohio, restoring homes and businesses after disasters until his retirement from working life.
John was a man of many interests. Most involved adventure and testing his endurance; he also studied American history, especially Lewis and Clark. Running marathons, mountain climbing, off-the-grid hiking, camping, canoeing, hunting, and fishing were in his soul. John’s most epic life adventures began after he retired. At 62 he started riding a bicycle, igniting a passion that lasted to the end. Casual rides were not John’s style. He daily rode his bicycle 60 miles or more. He traversed the US coast-to-coast at least 5 times. His longest ride was a 5-month, 4,700-mile adventure through the Yukon and ending in Anchorage, Alaska. He was 80 by the time of his final bicycle adventure. John spent many winters at Uncle Joe’s Fish Camp and riding around Lake Okeechobee, Florida. He lived his life at full speed with the wind at his back and peddling as long as he could.
John is remembered by his four children, Jean Lundquist (Brian), Lois (Terry Ishida), Jim, and David (Barbara), and his four grandchildren, Megan Lundquist, Briana Lundquist (Adam Hartigan), Curtis, and Becky. He is also survived by his siblings Elizabeth Clark, Bill and Don (Shirley) plus his special- in laws, Kathie and Jim Thompson. John was preceded in death by his wife, Carol, his parents Jim and Mae, sisters Stella and Margaret, and brothers Jim and Bob.
Visitation will be held on Monday, July 8th from 5:00-7:00 PM at Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home, Lebanon. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 9th at 1:00PM also at the funeral home. Interment in Deerfield Cemetery, South Lebanon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Adventure Cycling Association, 150 E. Pine Street, Missoula, MT 59802.
John H. Moss, 85 years young, passed away July 4, 2019 after a full life. Born February 18, 1934 in Chloe, West Virginia he was the sixth of eight children born to James W. Moss and Cynthia Mae Jarvis Moss. He often talked about growing up without electricity or the modern conveniences in the mountains of West Virginia, which he always considered “home”. The family moved to Medina County, Ohio when he was 8, onto a farm that became Moss Road.
John graduated from Lodi High School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army as a military policeman stationed in Kobe, Japan. The GI Bill made it possible to attend Kent State University and earn a Masters Degree in Geography. In 1958 he married Carol Stebbins and they had four children.
John’s many careers included being a railroad signal worker, a high school teacher, a map interpreter for the CIA, a city planner in Pennsylvania and Ohio, becoming the Planning Director for Medina County, Ohio. Always looking for adventure, he became the first Planning Director for Gallatin County, Montana. While in Montana, John and Carol plus son Jim started a fire and water damage restoration company. They eventually returned to Ohio and started Moss Enterprises near Cincinnati, Ohio, restoring homes and businesses after disasters until his retirement from working life.
John was a man of many interests. Most involved adventure and testing his endurance; he also studied American history, especially Lewis and Clark. Running marathons, mountain climbing, off-the-grid hiking, camping, canoeing, hunting, and fishing were in his soul. John’s most epic life adventures began after he retired. At 62 he started riding a bicycle, igniting a passion that lasted to the end. Casual rides were not John’s style. He daily rode his bicycle 60 miles or more. He traversed the US coast-to-coast at least 5 times. His longest ride was a 5-month, 4,700-mile adventure through the Yukon and ending in Anchorage, Alaska. He was 80 by the time of his final bicycle adventure. John spent many winters at Uncle Joe’s Fish Camp and riding around Lake Okeechobee, Florida. He lived his life at full speed with the wind at his back and peddling as long as he could.
John is remembered by his four children, Jean Lundquist (Brian), Lois (Terry Ishida), Jim, and David (Barbara), and his four grandchildren, Megan Lundquist, Briana Lundquist (Adam Hartigan), Curtis, and Becky. He is also survived by his siblings Elizabeth Clark, Bill and Don (Shirley) plus his special- in laws, Kathie and Jim Thompson. John was preceded in death by his wife, Carol, his parents Jim and Mae, sisters Stella and Margaret, and brothers Jim and Bob.
Visitation will be held on Monday, July 8th from 5:00-7:00 PM at Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home, Lebanon. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 9th at 1:00PM also at the funeral home. Interment in Deerfield Cemetery, South Lebanon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Adventure Cycling Association, 150 E. Pine Street, Missoula, MT 59802.
John graduated from Lodi High School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army as a military policeman stationed in Kobe, Japan. The GI Bill made it possible to attend Kent State University and earn a Masters Degree in Geography. In 1958 he married Carol Stebbins and they had four children.
John’s many careers included being a railroad signal worker, a high school teacher, a map interpreter for the CIA, a city planner in Pennsylvania and Ohio, becoming the Planning Director for Medina County, Ohio. Always looking for adventure, he became the first Planning Director for Gallatin County, Montana. While in Montana, John and Carol plus son Jim started a fire and water damage restoration company. They eventually returned to Ohio and started Moss Enterprises near Cincinnati, Ohio, restoring homes and businesses after disasters until his retirement from working life.
John was a man of many interests. Most involved adventure and testing his endurance; he also studied American history, especially Lewis and Clark. Running marathons, mountain climbing, off-the-grid hiking, camping, canoeing, hunting, and fishing were in his soul. John’s most epic life adventures began after he retired. At 62 he started riding a bicycle, igniting a passion that lasted to the end. Casual rides were not John’s style. He daily rode his bicycle 60 miles or more. He traversed the US coast-to-coast at least 5 times. His longest ride was a 5-month, 4,700-mile adventure through the Yukon and ending in Anchorage, Alaska. He was 80 by the time of his final bicycle adventure. John spent many winters at Uncle Joe’s Fish Camp and riding around Lake Okeechobee, Florida. He lived his life at full speed with the wind at his back and peddling as long as he could.
John is remembered by his four children, Jean Lundquist (Brian), Lois (Terry Ishida), Jim, and David (Barbara), and his four grandchildren, Megan Lundquist, Briana Lundquist (Adam Hartigan), Curtis, and Becky. He is also survived by his siblings Elizabeth Clark, Bill and Don (Shirley) plus his special- in laws, Kathie and Jim Thompson. John was preceded in death by his wife, Carol, his parents Jim and Mae, sisters Stella and Margaret, and brothers Jim and Bob.
Visitation will be held on Monday, July 8th from 5:00-7:00 PM at Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home, Lebanon. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 9th at 1:00PM also at the funeral home. Interment in Deerfield Cemetery, South Lebanon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Adventure Cycling Association, 150 E. Pine Street, Missoula, MT 59802.
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