Edith Moore, 86, of Perry passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at the Perry Lutheran Homes King’s Garden Campus in Perry, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 22 at 10:30 a.m. at the New Day Assembly of God in Perry. Burial will be at the Oakdale Cemetery in Adel, Iowa.
Edith Marie Moore was born Dec. 13, 1936, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Robert and Flossie Marie (Long) Berner.
She graduated from Dallas Center High School.
Edith was united in marriage to Orvie Charles Moore in Watertown, S.D., on Dec. 25, 1955, and they were married for 67 years.
She worked for 21 years at Perry Manor nursing home.
Together with Orvie, they operated the Bargain Shop in Perry for 27 years.
Edith was a member of the New Day Assembly of God in Perry and enjoyed singing. She enjoyed going to church and being involved in church activities.
Edith loved making cookies and sending them home with whoever came.
She always had a camera in her hand to capture memories of her family.
In death she rejoins her parents, Robert and Flossie Berner; and her uncles, Willis Long and Charlie Long.
Left to cherish Edith’s memory are her husband, Orvie Moore; children, Robert Moore, Roger Moore, Dennis Moore and Donna Kenney; grandchildren, Jessica (Jimmy) Light, Scotti Ramberg, Andrew (Lauren Bellard) Walton and Kayla Moore; great-grandchildren, Taylor Perry, Maylee Knight, Alex Ramberg and Ada Ramberg; and cousins, Ruth Guisenger and Helen Bergman.
Memorials will be given to her family for later designation and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home and Cremation Care. Online condolences may be left at www.carrisfuneralhome.com.
