SYRACUSE – Margeurite “Marge” Moore, 92, of Leesburg, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 21, 2011.
She was born a twin daughter to Jack and Sybil Raftery. On Dec. 6, 1943, she married Bernard Moore, who died in 2002.
Surviving are five children: Tom (and spouse Janet) Moore; Jim (and spouse George) Moore;, Kevin (and spouse Joanne) Moore; Mary (and spouse Mike) Steinke; and Ann (and spouse Anthony) Honaker; grandchildren: Ian, Zach, Sarah, Kevin, Dan, Jim, Andy, Ryan, Elizabeth, Eileen and Ellen; and five great-grandchildren: Ethan, Chloe, Matt, Meagan and Ren. She also was preceded in death by a grandson, Zack.
As a young woman in her 20s and 30s, she was quite the trailblazer. She was gainfully employed as a typist at a local insurance agency. It was at her second place of employment where she met a handsome underwriter whom she later married. When she was in her 30s, she was the first woman in her neighborhood to hold a driver’s license. Her memories were many for someone who lived more than 92 years. She fondly reminisced of her loving and doting father, “Bop.” She couldn’t say enough about Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where all of her children were born. She said she made lots of cookies and doughnuts for her family who lived in the house “Dad built” on Ridgeway Drive. It was through her actions that she quietly taught her children patience, strength and endurance. She refused to “sweat the small stuff” and held her sense of humor and “Dofunnies” throughout her life. She was a cat lover and found comfort, companionship in several of her feline friends, Buffy, Max and Lovey.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warsaw. Burial will be in Oswego Cemetery, Leesburg.
Calling is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at Eastlund Funeral Home, 7458 E. CR 1000N, Syracuse, and one hour prior to the service Friday at the church. ***** Condolences may be sent via eastlundfuneralhome.com
