Ardath J. Moll 85 of Shannon died December 25, 2011 at the Freeport Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. She was born June 12, 1926 in rural Pearl City the daughter of the late Arthur & Matilda (Heid) Erbsen. She graduated from Shannon High School in 1944. Ardath married Kenneth Moll on March 30, 1947 in Shannon, together they had farmed for many years, she always enjoyed preparing meals for the all the help.
She was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church where she had belonged to the United Methodist Women and had taught Sunday School for over 50 years. She loved dancing, cooking, gardening, flowers and time spent with her children, grandchildren & great grandchildren.
Ardath is survived by her husband Kenneth; daughter,Barbara (Joe) Meyers of Forreston; two sons; David (Lori) Moll & Douglas (Vicki) Moll of Shannon; 8 grandchildren: Kevin (Brenda) Duitsman, Krista (Bruce) Carlson, Rachel (David) Perez, Aaron Moll, Monica (Travis) Burkholder, Jeremie (Esther) Moll, Zacharie (Rachel) Moll & Anthonie Moll; 10 great grandchildren; Jessica, Brett, Heidi, Matthew, Nicholas, Madaline, Addison, Kennedy, Jackson & Alexandria, and sister, Norma Herrmann of Eden, WI.
Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at the Bethel United Methodist Church in Shannon. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Wednesday at the Hermann Funeral Home in Shannon. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Freeport. A memorial fund has been established.