Bertha 'Bertie' Moore
Born In: Glace Bay
Born: December 22nd, 1921
Passed in: Glace Bay
Passed on: September 7th, 2013
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing our dear mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Bertie Moore passed away on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at the Glace Bay Hospital surrounded by her loving family at the age of 91.
Bertie was born in Glace Bay on Dec. 22, 1921. She was the daughter of the late Celestine and Adeline (Bourgeois) Edmond. Bertie was the loving wife of late John 'Dodd' Moore for 55 years.
Bertie was a fun loving woman with a keen sense of humour and wit who dedicated her life to her family.
She was a member of Holy Cross parish and a former member of the ladies auxiliary. In her younger years she was an active canvasser for several organizations.
Bertie will be sadly missed by her sons, Jim (Janis), Brian (Jane); daughter, Joan (Henry) Poirier; brothers, Joe (Joyce), Bernie (Wanda), Wilfred (Annie), Dan (Kaye); cherished grandchildren, Harrison (Ashley) Poirier, Jan (Paul) MacNeil, Robert (Tina) Moore, Jonathan and Garrett Moore; great-grandchildren, Brittany, Cheyenne, Cole. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews, special niece, Patsy McLean.
Besides her parents and husband, Bertie was predeceased by brothers, Jim, Basil, Anthony, Johnnie, sisters, Frances, Mary, Amelia, Carmelita, Theresa, Delores and granddaughter, Alicia in infancy.
Visitation for Bertie Moore will be held 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, in V.J. McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve St., Glace Bay. A funeral mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at Holy Cross Parish, Glace Bay, with Fr. Norman MacPhee officiating. Interment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Glace Bay, with a luncheon to be held at Holy Cross Parish hall afterwards.
Online condolences to the Moore family are available through www.vjmcgillivray.ca.
