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RAY NATHAN "NATE" MOSHER

By Michael Tomaszewski

RAY NATHAN “NATE” MOSHER ~ age 96, of Batavia, NY, He passed from this life into eternal life on Sunday morning October 28, 2018 at the home of his daughter and son-in-law. He was born July 31, 1922, in Munsville, NY, the son of the late Paul Nathan and Dorothy (Farman) Mosher. In 1994 he was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Brown whom he married on December 31,1955 in Verona, and a brother Calvin Mosher in 2016.

He lived in Munnsville/Stockbridge area until 1946 when he and his father Paul Mosher moved their farm to Verona. Together they built an elite dairy empire, called Council Rock Farms which is very well known in the registered Holstein world. They were premier breeders of quality show and dairy cattle. Nate was instrumental in bringing new ideas for better quality feed to increase milk output in dairy cattle in and around Oneida County. Nate was a private pilot and flew his plane to cattle shows and auctions all across the country. He sold the farm in 1988 and moved to Oneida where he made friends where ever he went. He loved the Lord, he was a member of the Verona United Methodist Church until he left Verona to live with his children in 2008. After that he was a snow bird who lived in New York 6 months of the year, then lived in Georgia and Florida with his other 2 children and their children worshipping and being involved in all the churches he went to. He was adventurous and loved the outdoors, he read and lived his Bible every day. He will be sorely missed but we look forward to meeting him again in Glory!  

Surviving are his 3 children, Margaret “Peggy” (Gregory) Mosher-Zuch of Batavia, Esther (Richard) Mosher-Strombeck of Florida and Paul (Maria) Mosher of Georgia; he leaves behind 10 grandchildren, Joseph, Michael & Dorothy Murphy, Elizabeth Gonzales, Carla (Sergio) Hornug, Benjamin (Lauren) Strombeck, Caitlin (Archie) Simon, Steven (Katie) Mosher, Samuel and Sarah Mosher along with 20 great-grandchildren.

The Mosher family will be present from 4-8p.m. on Friday November 2, 2018 at the MICHAEL S. TOMASZEWSKI FUNERAL & CREMATION CHAPEL, LLC 4120 West Main Street Road Batavia, New York 14020 where a Celebration of Life will take place 11a.m. Saturday. Nate will be laid to rest in Stockbridge Cemetery and in lieu of flowers memorials in his memory are suggested to the Cornerstone Church in East Pembroke.

Please share your words of comfort with Nate's family at www.tomaszewskifh.com or for more information please call Michael at (585)343-7500.

THE FAMILY OF RAY NATHAN IS BEING CARED FOR BY THE MICHAEL S. TOMASZEWSKI FUNERAL & CREMATION CHAPEL, LLC 4210

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