Michael S. Wilson

MICHAEL WILSON MUSCATINE, Iowa - Michael S. Wilson, 54, of Moscow, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. Memorial Gathering will be held from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2016, at the West Liberty Community Center. Memorials may be made to the family in care of his wife, Robin Wilson and mailed to 2528 150th Street, Moscow, IA 52760. The Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences: www.wittichfuneralhome.com. Michael gave the Gift of Hope and the Gift of Life thru the Iowa Donor Network. Mike was born on June 25, 1961, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Alfred Lee and MaryLou Marvin Wilson. He graduated from West Liberty High School, Class of 1980. He married Robin R. Phillips on November 8, 1985, at Spangler United Methodist Church Chapel. They had been married for 30 years and had four daughters. He was a production supervisor at Potter's Industries for 31 years. He formerly served a reserve police officer for seven years in West Liberty. He participated in horse shows, was a member of the Muscatine Sa...[more]

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e Club, Rock Stars Saddle Club (where he was a founding member), American Buckskin Horse Association, the American Quarter Horse Association, and the Midwest Horseman's Association. He loved going to horse shows, anywhere and everywhere. He was an active volunteer at the 4-H horse shows. He also treasured vacations to Mexico with Robin. A Rock Stars Saddle Club member stated "Mike was our brightest shining star, with the vision to provide up and coming youth with more opportunities to show and prosper with their horse." Robin wants everyone to remember Mike as "A great man that everyone loved and called dad". Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Robin Wilson of Muscatine; four daughters, Christina Gries, Stephany Wilson, Tiffany Wilson, and Kimberly Wilson; a grandson, Lane Michael Gries; his father, Alfred L. Wilson of West Liberty; one brother, Anthony Wilson of Wichita, Kansas; and one sister, Lucinda Wilson of West Liberty. He was preceded in death by his mother, MaryLou Wilson on December 9, 2000, and a brother, Timothy Wilson, on January 30, 2010.