Laurence "Sonny" Moss

Laurence (Sonny) Moss, age 79, of rural Menahga, Minnesota passed away peacefully on November 18, 2020 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He was born July 8th, 1941 in Perham, Minnesota to the late Lawrence and Lora (Mastin) Moss. He married Linda (Faught) on December 5th, 1959. They started their life together in Erie, North Dakota, moving to rural Menahga in 1964. They were blessed with four children.

 Sonny worked most of his life as a heavy equipment operator starting at the age of 13. One of his first jobs was preparing the land work for Emmanuel Nursing Home. He was a hobby farmer and a very talented carpenter and mechanic. He built the family home in 1975 and assembled several unique vehicles using various pieces from his scrap yard. Throughout the years he enjoyed logging and sawing lumber on the sawmill for his construction projects. He was artistic and creative. He taught himself to play the mandolin. He loved music and enjoyed band concerts. Sonny was not a fan of crowds but enjoyed conversation with family and friends. He had a great sense of humor and kept everyone laughing, even in his final days. He loved babies, children, and animals, whom could often be found on his lap. His family will miss his wonderful hugs and kisses.

He is survived by his loving wife: Linda of nearly 61 years; children: Gayle (Mike) Dretsch of Frazee, Minnesota; Dean Moss of Menahga, Minnesota; Rochelle (Tim) Salo of Byron Illinois; Leon (Krista) Moss of New York Mills, Minnesota; 10 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; sisters; Myrna (Regg) Wenaas of Oro Valley, Arizona; Dianna (Don) Jokela of Spokane, Washington; Bernadine (Chris) Armstrong of Grove, Oklahoma; LaDawn (Randy) Anderson of Bean Station, Tennessee; brother; Bruce (Susan) Moss of Naples, Florida; brothers-in-law: Richard (Karen) Faught of Amenia North Dakota; Mike (Ann) Faught of Absaraka, North Dakota; and Ben Beiningen of West Fargo, North Dakota; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and a host of friends.

Preceding Sonny in death are his parents; mother and father-in-law: Roy and Dacotah Faught; sister: Valerie and her first husband Norman Schulz.

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