Josephine Alberta Moore

Moore, Josephine Alberta (nee O'Connor) 98, died January 8, 2014, at Senior Star Memory Care, Romeoville, IL. The beloved wife of the late William F. ("Fran") Moore, she was the mother of Judy (David) Wagner, Kathy (Dick) Vogley, Tim (Carla) Moore, and the late Bill Moore. Jo was the loving grandmother of 12, Amy Wagner, Brian Wagner, Sarah (Steve) McIlvaine, Andrew (Bridgette) Wagner, Dan (Lauren) Vogley, Lissa (Rod) Tichenor, Amanda Moore, Jacob (Jenny) Moore, Rachel (Ian) Wilson, Guinevere (Meredith Oliver) Moore, Jessica Nicks, and Thomas Moore, and great-grandmother of 15. Born in Chicago on August 31, 1915, Jo was the daughter of Timothy and Ida (Germann) O'Connor. She worked at the Halsted Exchange Bank in Chicago before marrying Fran, December 11, 1943. They raised their children in Homewood, where Jo worked at Marian Catholic High School and Richard D. Irwin Company and was active in St. Joseph Catholic Church. She enjoyed sewing, decorative crafts and collecting interesting paperweights. Also, Jo was an avid reader and loved crossword puzzles, and visits from her family. She and Fran traveled extensively after their children were raised. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Fran; her son, Bill; and her sisters, Mary (Sister Mary Timothy, SP), and Katherine DeWeese. Visitation will take place Sunday, January 12, from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., at Ryan Funeral Home, 18022 Dixie Highway, Homewood. Funeral will be on Monday, January 13 9:30 a.m. prayers at Ryan Funeral Home going to St. Joseph Church, 18015 Dixie Highway, Homewood for 10:00 a.m. mass. Interment will be at Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer's Association, or the Angels for Hospice, 747 E. Boughton Rd., Bolingbrook, IL 60440, would be appreciated. For additional information contact ryansfuneralhome.com or 708-798-0331.