A. Marjorie Moran

She was born in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia on July 10, 1923, the daughter of Luther B. and Florence (Bishop) MacLeod. After moving from Nova Scotia as a young girl, when her Dad obtained work as a proofreader at the Boston Globe newspaper, she grew up in Medford and Reading, MA. She graduated from Reading High School in 1941, and completed her training to become a registered nurse at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, MA in 1944.

She married Ernest J. Moran in Reading, MA in 1947.

Mrs. Moran worked at the Keene Clinic at the Main Street site in Keene for many years and also at the satellite office that was located on West Street for a time before the new clinic was established on Court Street. Prior to that she worked at the Woodward Home, and after she retired from the Clinic she worked at Prospect Place retirement home, both in Keene.

She was an active member of the United Church of Christ in Keene, enjoying the supper club and volunteering at the rummage sales and Christmas Fairs for many years. She became an an avid button collector and an active member of the Keene chapter of the New Hampshire Button Club during her retirement years.

As a young housewife she enjoyed sewing, making nearly all of her own clothes, including nurse's uniforms as well as her daughter's school clothes until she taught her how to sew. Later, she crocheted many afghans, made many ceramic holiday decorations, and enjoyed other crafting arts including embroidery, quilling, and needlepoint in her spare time. Her children and grandchildren also remember the many cookies she baked for most any occasion.

She also loved watching her favorite baseball and basketball teams, the Red Sox and the Celtics when they played on television. She had fond memories of attending the Red Sox games at Fenway Park as a child with her brothers who would take her to the games on Ladies Day when her ticket cost 10 cents, as she recalled. After she retired, she enjoyed attending as many of her grandchildren's football games, wrestling matches, and track meets as she could.

She is survived by her two children, Paul Moran, and his wife Dottie, of Sarasota, FL; Gail Miller of Greenfield, MA; four grandchildren, Matthew Moran and his wife Heather, of Warner, NH; Christopher Miller, Mary Miller, and Alexander Miller and his wife Cori all of Greenfield, MA; three great grand children and many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband Ernest J. Moran, and her brothers, William, Lawrence, Ross, and Douglas MacLeod.

A memorial service for Mrs. Moran will be held on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at 10:00 AM at Fletcher Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 33 Marlboro St., Keene, NH. Rev. Dr. Gordon Ellis will officiate.

Mrs. Moran donated to many different charities throughout his life, and the family asks that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made in her name to the charity of your choice.