William J. MOORE

MOORE, MYERS, CHAMBERS, LONG, TRAFFORD

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:47

November 30, 1925 --- February 15, 2018

William J. Moore, 92 of Mason City passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center in Mason City, surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2018 at Epiphany Parish- Holy Family Catholic Church, 714 N. Adams Ave, with Reverend Neil Manternach, Celebrant. Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Ia. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St. NE, Mason City, IA. A Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. followed by a Scriptural Wake Service.

The family suggests memorials be directed to the Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank or Hospice of North Iowa. Bill’s family would like to thank the staffs of Kentucky Ridge, Good Shepherd, and Hospice of North Iowa for their care of Bill.

Bill was born on November 30, 1925 in rural Wright County, the son of William Dewey and Hanna Jane (Myers) Moore. He grew up around Dows and moved to rural Geneva in 1941, graduating from Geneva High School in 1943. Awaiting the draft, he worked for the DHIA in Butler and Bremer counties, staying with the dairy farmers for the balance of 1943.

On January 1, 1944, having attained the age of 18, he was drafted into the United States Army as an infantryman, serving in the Third Army in Europe. He was home on leave when Japan surrendered in 1945. He then served in easier assignments stateside in Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. After an Honorable discharge, he took advantage of the GI Bill and graduated from Upper Iowa College in 1950. In 1967 Bill obtained his Master’s degree from Drake University. He began his teaching career in Swaledale where he met the love of his life, Mary Chambers. They were married June 30, 1951 at Sacred Heart Church in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. They spent 64 wonderful years together. He continued his teaching career teaching English, Drama, and Speech in Gilmore City, Perry, Des Moines, as well as Roosevelt Junior High and Mason City High School in Mason City. He retired in 1987 after 37 years on the job. Upon retirement, Bill took up volunteer work spending seven years with Hospice of North Iowa and thirty years each with the Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank, including service on the Board of Directors, and in the Mercy surgery waiting room. In his spare time he enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles, and eating pie. Bill was a very social person and put that trait to work in his volunteer work as well as his time living at Kentucky Ridge and Good Shepherd.

Left to cherish his memory are his sons, Michael (Suzanne) Moore of Albert Lea and John (Alexis) Moore of Mason City; granddaughter Anne (Robert) Long; great-granddaughers Evelyn, Kara, and Harper Long; granddaughter-in-law Jessica Moore; brother Larry (Janis) Moore; sisters-in-law Lisa Moore, Carol Chambers, Ann Chambers, and Suzanne Chambers; as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family members. Bill is preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Mary, one son Joseph Edward, his parents William and Hanna Jane, his siblings Dorothy Trafford, Richard, Eldon, and Jerry Moore, and his grandson Ryan Michael Moore.

Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel. 126 3rd St. NE, Mason City, Iowa
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