Rosemary F. Moore

Rosemary F. Moore (age 94) of Columbus, Ohio passed away peacefully in her sleep while Amazing Grace played softly in the background at 12:35 a.m. on March 24, 2026. Her immediate family was blessed to be able to spend precious quality time with her before she passed.

Rosemary F. Moore was born at home in the small bedroom at the top of the stairs on July 11, 1931 in Middleport, Ohio to Virginia Rose and Clyde Orville Fisher. She was the fourth of six siblings, and the last surviving. Though she spent her formative years in the midst of the Great Depression it did not define her… except for maybe her habit of making twice as much food so that it lasted longer, and no one left hungry. Her family was not rich, and times were hard, but she never knew any of that. Her childhood memories were rich and joyful.

In high school she was a cheerleader and had a vibrant social life when she met a brooding dark-haired boy, and preacher’s kid who would later become her future husband, Harold Stratton Moore. She graduated from high school in 1949. In her third year of college she gruesomely broke her leg on the way to class when she slipped on a hickory nut, and had to be carried by hand to the hospital. Rosemary eventually recovered and graduated from Ohio University in 1953 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in home economics and was a member of the Sigma Kappa Sorority.

Rosie and Hal were married in 1954 and her younger brother John and nephew John Terrell tied motor oil cans with rocks inside them onto their bumper, which made a tremendous racket. They didn’t even care as they drove off laughing and waving into their new life together. In 1956, they started a family, welcoming three children: Michael Alan (1956), Catherine Lynn (1959), and Stephen Stratton (1965).

Rosemary began her professional career as a dietitian for the athletic departments of both Ohio University and The Ohio State University from 1954 to 1956. After spending time raising their family, she became a volunteer special education programs liaison for Pikeville City Schools. In addition she taught preschool at the Pikeville United Methodist Church from 1978-1980, and continued teaching preschool at the Presbyterian Church in Worthington, Ohio well into the late 1980s. Her final career choice, and the one she enjoyed the most, was when she started her Interior Design business, Rosemoore Interiors, often partnering on projects with her talented husband and architect Harold.

The most overarching theme of Rosemary’s life was her unconditional love and acceptance of everyone she encountered most beautifully shown by being a doting grandmother to Jennifer Stapleton, Jim Stapleton, Madeline Moore, Emily Moore and Olivia Moore. She exuded an empathy that made people in her presence know on a cellular level that they were truly accepted, acknowledged, and loved for the beautiful soul they truly were. Over the span of nearly a century, her special gift of celebration has changed many lives in wondrous ways, for Rosemary F. Moore’s deepest belief and the guiding force that governed her every action was the knowledge that God is love… and She loves fiercely.

Rosemary’s most cherished quote was the first verse of a poem by Emily Dickinson which is as follows:

“Hope” is the thing with feathers-

That perches in the soul-

And sings the tune without the words-

And never stops- at all,

We’d like to thank the entire Memory Care staff of Wesley Glen, along with the Wesley Hospice staff, for their professional and loving care.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to North Broadway United Methodist Church, or Mid Ohio Food Bank.

Calling Hours: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 27th at the Schoedinger Northwest Chapel, 1740 Zollinger Rd, 43221. Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 28th at North Broadway United Methodist Church, 48 E. North Broadway Street 43214.

A link to a live stream for the Saturday service is available at this website: North-Broadway.org /Attend Service Service /Click Here To Worship Via Live Stream