Maurice E. Vosburg of Hampton, died January 20, 2012 at age 90. He was born in Gilman, Iowa, in June 1921, to Glenn and Iva Vosburg. Maurice was a third-generation lumberman, working in the retail lumber business with his father and brother in Gilman, later in Hudson, and opening Vosburg Lumber Company in Hampton in the 1950s.
He served in WW II in the Army Air Corps, Bomb Squadron 37 as an aircraft electrician for bombers in Northern Africa, Sardinia, Corsica, France and Austria. He was awarded several medals, including the Silver Star for heroism.
Following the war, he married Shirley Tranbarger of Conrad, Iowa. They raised four children. In 1970 Maurice left the lumber business and founded Midwest Meter, and later Midwest Computer Register Corporation, both in Hampton. Maurice was active in Iowa Lumberman's Association, CIRAS through Iowa State University, was a member of Anchor Lodge 191 and El-Kahir Shrine Post 183. He was a long-time member of the United Methodist Church.
Survivors include brother Gail Vosburg, daughter Jane Johansen, sons Don Vosburg and Ted Vosburg, 5 grandchildren (Heather Johansen, Gina Vosburg, Val Gonzalez, Kate Hindin, Zach Vosburg) and 5 great grandchildren. Maurice was preceded in death by daughter Carol Ann Lawson in 2004, and wife Shirley Vosburg in 2006.
Private burial in Gilman, Iowa. ... Read More