Kathryn Ann Moore

Kathryn Ann (McGhee) Moore

September 30, 1947 - April 26, 2024

LAKE OSWEGO -

Kathryn Ann (McGhee) Moore passed away on April 26, 2024 near her home of the past decade in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She was 76.

Kath was born to Jennie Ann (Schnerch) McGhee and William Bernard McGhee on September 30, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her father was an executive for Graybar, a Fortune 500 company. During her early years, Kath's family moved around the Country and she grew up in Mississippi, New York, Ohio, and California. She attended high school at Brecksville High, near Cleveland, Ohio. While there, she was a member of the National Honor Society, Secretary of the Student Council, and Vice President of the Art Society.

Kath attended college at Oregon State University (OSU), in Corvallis, Oregon. In 1971, she earned a BS degree in Liberal Studies with an emphasis on English. While at OSU, Kath participated in a variety of activities, including the Sigma Chi fraternity's sweetheart court. That's where she met David Gordon Moore of Portland. Following a courtship, she and Dave were married in St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Los Altos, California on March 23, 1969.

Although they lived a handful of years in the Portland area, Kath and Dave spent most of their working years in Corvallis. Beginning in the early 1980s, Kath worked as the Secretary to the Director of OSU's Program on Gerontology. She also provided writing and editing support for students and faculty.

In 1985, Kath and Dave were excited to adopt a baby boy, Daniel Thomas Moore. Dan was a very active child and kept both of his parents on their toes. Later in his life, Dan joined the US Marine Corps and served honorably in Iraq, for which his parents were very proud.

Kath and Dave enjoyed the companionship of pet dogs around their home in Corvallis and Kath continued that tradition following Dave's death in 2008 and her move north in 2014. She was especially fond of corgis.

Kath was kind, loving, an avid reader, and had a clever, dry wit. She was a very private person and enjoyed sharing an intimate meal with a small group of people where she was fond of discussing current politics.

Kath was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. She is survived and will be missed by her son, Daniel Moore and his wife Taylor Auster of southern Oregon; several McGhee and Moore siblings and in-laws in the greater Portland area and elsewhere across the Nation; and numerous, and much-loved nieces and nephews.

Those who wish to make a donation in Kath's memory may contribute to Heartland Humane Shelter & Care, 398 SW Twin Oaks Cir., Corvallis, OR 97333 or Linn Benton Food Share, 101 SW Western Blvd., Suite 102, Corvallis, OR 97333.