The
Memorial Service for Atwell Frank (Morey) Morehouse, of
Albert Lea
, will be held
at 1:00 P.M.
on Monday, October 12, 2009 at Grace Lutheran
Church. The Reverend Todd Walsh and the Reverend Andrea Myers
Interment
will be in
Lakewood
Cemetery
, Albert Lea.
Morey Morehouse died on
Tuesday morning October 6, 2009 at ThorneCrest
Retirement
Center
.
He was 98 years of age.
Morey was born in
Minneapolis
on June 27, 1911, to Annie Laurie (Ruud) and
Orville B. Morehouse.
He graduated from
Minneapolis
Washburn
High School
and attended the
University
of
Minnesota
.
As a young man he worked for
Dayton
’s as a window designer.
Later he worked for the Haugen Window Display Company in
Minneapolis
.
He joined the Navy in 1943, serving aboard L.S.M. 54 in the Pacific Amphibious
Force, making landings in the
Philippines
and
Borneo
.
He achieved the
rank of Electrician First Class.
He married Mildred (Millie) Mershon in 1943.
After WW II he returned to Albert Lea. He worked for Meir Wolf and Anderson Furniture Stores, and for many years as a salesman for Famous Brands.
In 1971 he went into partnership with
Merlin Schreiber and founded M and M Furniture, Inc. which operated due
to a lease agreement as Herberger Furniture.
He was a member of the American Legion, a life member of the VFW, and a charter member of the Moose Lodge, achieving Legion and Fellowship degrees.
He was also a five star Secretary and honorary Past Governor of the Moose.
Morey was an active member Alcoholics Anonymous for 41 years, serving as both President and Secretary, and as a member of the Board of Officers.
For
many years he was a lecturer at the
Fountain
Lake
Treatment
Center
, and he
sponsored and guided many young people as they worked to achieve sobriety.
He was responsible for helping to change many lives, and will always be remembered by those he touched.
Morey and Millie moved to ThorneCrest in 1992.
An active resident, often
helping out the staff and the neighbors, he served as both President and
Vice President of the Residents’ Council.
Morey was an avid fisherman, a practiced calligrapher, dog lover and builder of intricate model sailing ships.
For some years he was a member of the ThorneCrest Singers, and, with
friends, was known as a sometime practical joker.
He was preceded in death by his Father, Mother, Sister Joyce Chamberlain,
wife Mildred Mershon Morehouse, and son Dennis King Morehouse.
He is survived by his daughter Diane Morehouse(Don Salisbury) of Menomonie,
WI, and by his special friend Izola Hareid, Albert Lea.
Also by nephews Richard
Chamberlain, Sycamore, IL, and Roger M. Johnson (Judy) of
Bloomington
,
MN
,
niece, Mary Kay Peterson, Eden Pairie, MN and by great nieces Elizabeth
Peterson, Kristen Peterson and great nephews David Peterson and Dennis Paul Johnson (Nuala).
Memorials should be directed to the Ulstad AA Club, 1005 Ulstad, Avenue,
Albert Lea, MN
,
or to Crossroads Community Hospice, 404 W. Fountain
Street,
Albert Lea
,
MN
56007
.
