George Thomas “Tom” Mooney, 96, Northwood, died Friday, June 05, 2009, at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood, Iowa. 
A funeral service for Tom Mooney will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at the Northwood United Methodist Church, 1000 First Ave. N., Northwood, with the Rev. Wendi Gillan officiating. Burial will be in the Stateline Cemetery, rural Northwood; with military graveside honors conducted by members of Our Buddies VFW Memorial Post 6779 of Northwood. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 S. First Ave., Northwood. Visitation will also be held one hour prior to service time on Wednesday at the church.
The family of Tom Mooney has requested that those wishing to give a memorial in Tom’s memory may direct them to the Northwood United Methodist Church, Our Buddies VFW Memorial Post 6779 of Northwood, and to the Salvation Army. 
George Thomas Mooney was born on Aug. 22, 1912, at Waynesville, Mo., the son of Thomas Christopher and Lela (Shelton) Mooney.  He attended school in Waukee, Iowa, graduating from Waukee High School. After completing his schooling, Tom worked on the Alaskan Highway until his induction into the United States Marine Corps on April 1, 1944, at Des Moines, Iowa. Tom served his country honorably in the Marine Corps in the Northern Solomons, and the Asiatic-Pacific area during World War II, until his honorable discharge on Dec. 29th, 1945, in San Diego, Calif. After his discharge, Tom lived in Des Moines and worked as a delivery route driver for Montgomery Wards, and also painted homes in Des Moines and in Texas during the winter. Tom moved to Northwood in 1954, and farmed around the Stateline area in Worth County and Freeborn County. Tom also owned and operated Mooney’s Painting Company in Northwood, and was painting homes and farm buildings into his late 80s.
He enjoyed reading, his vegetable garden, continuing to collect National Geographic Magazines that his father started, driving his 1969 Grand Prix in the Fourth of July Parade in Northwood, driving his Allis-Chalmers tractor, snowmobiling in his earlier years, avid Twins baseball fan, always enjoyed doing something never resting, playing cards, sweet corn feeds, and was very giving of himself.
He was a member of the Northwood United Methodist Church, Our Buddies VFW Memorial Post 6779 of Northwood, American Legion Post of Northwood, National Geographic Society, and was a Salvation Army supporter. 
Those left to cherish his memory are his children, Joseph Mooney, and Sharon (Dean) Krafka of Northwood; two grandchildren, Michelle (Mike) Skellenger, and Ranae (Jonathan) Thompson all of Northwood; four great-grandchildren, Ryan Beenken, Grace Skellenger, Camden Thompson, and Tyce Skellenger; a sister, Alice Conrad of Arlington, Va., and a brother, A. Russell (Betty) Mooney of Greensboro, N.C.; as well as other extended family members and friends.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Lorraine Collins.
Conner Colonial Chapel:  (641) 324-1543