‘Bachelor’ Crash Victim Was a Vietnam Veteran, Father of 2

‘Bachelor’ Crash Victim Was a Vietnam Veteran, Father of 2

More details on the Kenneth Mosher, the victim of the deadly crash involving former “Bachelor” Chris Soules, emerged on Wednesday.

According to his obituary on The Courier, the 66-year-old was a married father of two from Aurora, Iowa, who also had three grandchildren.

Mosher was killed when the tractor he was driving was rear-ended by Soules’ truck at around 8 p.m. Monday night. According to local station KWWL, both vehicles went into a ditch and Soules fled the scene, leaving his truck behind. Newly-released audio shows that the former ABC reality star called 911 and checked Mosher’s pulse before he left the scene.

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After graduating from Iowa’s East Buchanan High School in 1969, Mosher served for six years in the U.S. Army, including a tour in Vietnam. He was then employed with Donaldson Co. in Oelwein for 28 years and farmed his whole life. He was also a member of the Aurora American Legion and the Iowa Corn Growers Association.

“Kenny loved playing golf, farming and spending his winters in Florida — biking and visiting his mother. His family was most important to him, especially his grandchildren. He had recently been teaching them how to drive the Ranger,” the obituary read.

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A memorial service will be held May 1 at Geilenfeld Funeral Home, Oelwein, with burial in Madison Township Cemetery near Aurora. Condolences may be left at www.geilenfeldfh.com.

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