Lorraine Moeller
Former Douglas County School District substitute teacher
Lorraine Moeller died July 21 at her home in Estes Park. She was
84.
A funeral service was July 26, and interment was at Loveland
Burial Park.
Born Jan. 18, 1918, in Hayland, Neb., she was the daughter of J.
Fred and Lena Bertha (Siebert) Ernstmeyer.
She was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church in
Juaniata, Neb., and attended Christ Lutheran School. She graduated
from Hastings High School and Hastings College, both in Hastings,
Neb.
She and Elmer Moeller were married Jan. 9, 1944, in Bismarck,
N.D.
As a minister’s wife, Mrs. Moeller lived in many places
including Milwaukee, Wis., Springfield, Ill., Heidelberg, Germany,
Lamar and Castle Rock. She had lived in Estes Park since July
1983.
She worked as a primary teacher in Wood River, Neb., and York,
Neb., and as a substitute teacher in Milwaukee, Springfield and
Castle Rock.
Mrs. Moeller was a Girl Scout leader and camp counselor in
Nebraska and a Cheley counselor in the early 1940s.
In Estes Park, she was a member of RSVP serving at Prospect Park
Living Center and Rocky Mountain National Park. She was a past
member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Loveland.
She was a member of the Mount Calvary Women’s Bible Class and
the Community Bible Church in Estes Park. She enjoyed music,
including singing and playing the piano and autoharp. She also
enjoyed hiking, gardening, cooking and doing needlework.
Mrs. Moeller was preceded in death by her husband and is
survived by daughter Karen McCarthy and her husband, John, of
Aurora; son Randall Moeller and his wife, Dani, of Southaven,
Miss.; brother Navy Chaplain Milton Ernstmeyer; two grandchildren;
and one great-grandson.
Memorial contributions can be made in her name to the Mount
Calvary Lutheran Church or the Moeller Scholarship Fund (Concordia
University, Wisconsin), in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 1302
Graves Ave., Estes Park, CO 80517.