Sister Barbara Moore

(Asbury Park Press)

SISTER BARBARA MOORE
AGE: 93 FORMERLY OF TOMS RIVER
Sister Barbara Moore, OP of the Dominican Sisters of Hope of Newburgh, N.Y., formerly of Toms River, died Thursday, Oct. 9 at St. Luke Hospital in Newburgh, N.Y., at the age of 93. The daughter of the late Louis Alphonsus and Amelia Demichele Moore, she was born Dec. 6, 1914 in New York City. Sister Barbara entered the novitiate of the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh, N.Y. on Sept. 8, 1935, made her First Profession June 27, 1937 and Final Profession Aug. 4, 1943. Sister Barbara earned her BS in Education and her MS in Biology from Villanova. Her ministry in elementary education began at Casa San Jose in Newburgh, N.Y., where she taught from 1939 to 1941. Subsequent teaching assignments included: Dominican Day School in Larchmont, N.Y., 1941-43; Saint Thomas School in Pleasantville N.Y., 1943-46; and Saint Patrick School in Woodbury, 1946-52. In 1952, she was appointed principal at Annunciation School in Crestwood, N.Y., then at Saint Lawrence School in Lindenwold in 1953, where she remained until 1959. After completing a sabbatical year, she began teaching biology, first at Gloucester Catholic High School in Gloucester, 1960-61; then at Pope Pius XII Regional High School in Passaic, 1961-68; and at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, N.C., 1968-69. In 1969 she moved to Toms River, where she taught in the biology department at Msgr. Donovan High School until 2005. She continued on at Msgr. Donovan as nurse assistant for two more years (2005-07) before retiring to St. Joseph Convent in Toms River. In 2008, she moved to the Center of Hope Residential Care in Newburgh, N.Y.
Sister Barbara is predeceased by a sister, Grace Saitta. She is survived by her nieces: Nancy Saitta, Barbara Schmidt and Joanne McClintock and by several grand-nieces and -nephews.
Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday at the Chapel of the Dominican Sisters of Hope, Newburgh, N.Y. with a wake service at 6 p.m. in the Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday with celebrant Rev. Frank Bassett. Burial will be in the Dominican Sisters' Cemetery immediately following the Mass of Christian Burial. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brooks Funeral Home, Newburgh, N.Y.