Registration June 30, 1942, at Fort Dodge, Iowa
Enlistment January 28, 1943, at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa
Service Number 37658601

Visitation Saturday, February 7th at 11:00 AM followed by a 12:00 PM memorial service, with military honors, at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City. Burial will be at the Iowa State University Cemetery in Ames on February 9th at 12:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society or the University of Iowa Foundation for the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center.

Milo was born February 14, 1923, in Manning, Iowa, the son of George Dewey and Helena Augusta (Dethlefs) Voss. On August 14, 1943, Milo married Doris Jean "Doady" Peterson in Columbus, Ohio. During World War II, Milo served in the US Army Air Corps in China as Staff Sergeant, then Commissioned Lieutenant in the Strategic Air Command. He received his Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Physics from Iowa State University in 1949.

Milo, a Certified Health Physicist, was employed at Iowa State University and the Ames Labs for forty years, where he was the Manager Safety Health and Plant Protection. He was a longtime resident of Ames, where he was a charter member of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church and member of Bethesda Lutheran Church. After retirement in 1987, he volunteered at the Ames City Hall, and visited with laryngectomee patients. In 2006 Milo moved to Iowa City to be near family.

He was a Charter Member of the Health Physics Society, and a member of the International Laryngectomee Society and the American Legion. Milo was a skilled wood worker and loved to travel, visiting each State, as well as Europe and Scandinavia.

Survivors include his six children, Rev. David Voss (Jan French) of Tacoma, Washington; Rick (Nancy) Voss, Susan Bode and Jean Voss, all of Iowa City; Charles (Debbie) Voss of Des Moines; and Peter (Lynda) Voss of Kent, Washington; his sister, JoAnne (Bruce) Dyer of Homer Glen, Illinois; ten grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and special friend Clarice Davis.

Milo was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Doady in 1992, their infant son John Robert and son-in-law Bill Bode.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lensingfuneral.com.