Rushoon native was province’s oldest living person
Rushoon native Margaret Ellen Moores passed away Saturday at the age of 108.
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Rushoon native Margaret Ellen Moores passed away Saturday at the age of 108. Known affectionately as Aunt Maggie, she was the oldest living resident of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2011, she spoke to The Southern Gazette about Christmases when she was growing up and is pictured with a doll she received as a child.
Known affectionately as Aunt Maggie, she was the oldest living resident of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Born on Nov. 5, 1905, Mrs. Moores had lived with her daughter and son-in-law – Marie and Patrick Cheeseman – at their Rushoon home for the last 23 years.
When she was 17, Mrs. Moores moved to St. John’s and spent two years working there. She returned and married Arch Moores, a fisherman, shortly after. Together, the couple had four daughters, one who died as an infant.
Mrs. Moores was an active volunteer in the community in her younger years and at one time taught night school in Rushoon.
Visitation is taking place today and tomorrow at Rushoon’s Christ The King Roman Catholic Church. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday morning at 11 a.m.
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