Margaret Moore
Rochester, MN—Margaret Lee Moore, 78, passed away very peacefully on June 17, 2021, in her independent living apartment in the Charter House, after a brief illness with acute leukemia. Margaret, the beloved daughter, the pride and joy, of Robert Lee Moore and Hazel Nalia Zwerneman Moore, who preceded her in death, was born September 29,1942 at Kapiolani Maternity Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii.
She was also preceded in death by her closest cousin, Patsy Moore Neal of Nashville, TN, and many other much loved relatives and friends. Cherishing her memory is her loving cousin and caregiver, Anne Koschmeder, who Margaret dearly loved with all her heart. Her memory will also be forever special to Patsy’s children and grandchildren in Nashville, TN; St. Louis, MO; Dunwoody, GA; New York, NY; and San Diego, CA. Other much loved survivors include first cousin, Laurel Kimber, Saint Ansgar, IA, and her children Sarah, Katie (Joe) and Amanda (Drew); cousins, Andy (Norma) Martin, Lynn (Gary) Moss, Minneapolis, MN, and a host of other loving relatives and friends who live on all coasts and in between to whom she sent greeting cards and called often. Margaret had amazing teachers and attended many schools, her first being Sacred Heart Private School in Menlo Park, California, where she made her First Communion. Dear to her heart was Sister Pometti with whom she corresponded until Sister passed away in 2012. Margaret was so excited that she got to visit the school and Sister Pometti in 2010 with her cousin, Anne. Margaret lived in many places including Honolulu, HI; Menlo Park, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Northfield, MN; Wayzata, MN; Mason City, IA; Northwood, IA; Saint Ansgar, IA; and Rochester, MN. She loved traveling to Hawaii, visiting friends, seeing her birthplace, Pearl Harbor, whale watching, and the beautiful sandy beaches. Other travels took her to Nashville, TN; Monterey, CA; St. Louis, MO; Omaha, NE; Chautauqua, NY; Niagara Falls, Canada and many national parks. She wanted to travel by train to California in 2010 and, that, she did, enjoying every moment.