Lorna Moore
Feb. 24, 1911-June 19, 2006
Lorna Moore, a native of Niles and a direct descendant of Orin D. Snow, one of Berrien County's earliest settlers, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2006, at the age of 95.
Mrs. Moore was born on February 24, 1911, just north of Niles, Michigan, at the farm residence of her maternal grandparents. Her early childhood was spent on the farm in the company of two sisters and several cousins who lived nearby or visited often from neighboring towns. She attended North Primary School and then the Niles Public Schools, graduating in 1928.
For a short time Mrs. Moore did secretarial work at National Standard Company and then attended Park College, Parkville, Missouri, for the 1929-1930 academic year.
On August 22, 1931, she married Clarence E. "Dinty" Moore, who passed away in 1983. Mrs. Moore was also preceded in death by her parents and by a sister, Deane E. McBride. Surviving are two sons, Stephen C. Moore of Michigan and Dennis D. Moore of Iowa; daughter-in-law, Helen Damon-Moore; granddaughters, Laura and Stephanie Damon-Moore; a sister, Doris Hunziker of South Bend; and by several cousins, nieces and nephews.
With the exception of a few years during and immediately following World War II, and until 2003 when she relocated to be with family, Mrs. Moore had been a resident of Niles and the Michiana area.
From 1931 to 1941 she was secretary to the registrar at the University of Notre Dame, and from 1954 to 1974 she was employed at M.J. Hunziker and Sons Landscape Nursery as a bookkeeper, secretary and office manager.
For 40 years Mrs. Moore was a seasonal resident of Birch Lake, Vandalia, Michigan, enjoying with family and friends the cozy cottage which she and her husband designed and built in 1940.
At the time of death Mrs. Moore was the most senior member of the First Presbyterian Church of Niles, and she had also been a member of both the Cosmopolitan Club and Beta Gamma Upsilon sorority. Those who knew her recall fondly her homemaking skills, work ethic, sense of humor, optimism and generosity.
The funeral services for Lorna C. Moore will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 23, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, 615 East Main Street, Niles, with the Rev. Dr. Ronald H. Wakeman of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Committal services will be private on Monday at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. Friends may call on Saturday, June 24, beginning at noon in the funeral home.
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