Zoraide Elsie Moore

Zoraide Elsie Moore Zoraide Elsie Moore, 89, passed away Jan. 18, 2009 at the home of Kathy and Stan Bastian, her daughter and son-in-law. Born July 19, 1919, in Santa Rosa, Calif., she was the oldest of four daughters born to Louis E. and Elsie Berger Plamondon. She was known for her love of children, acceptance of individuals from all walks of life, and dedication of herself to family and community. Zoraide grew up in Santa Rosa, Calif. during the Great Depression. She remembers hobos of the road, as they were then called, who came to their house when she was a girl. She recalled one occasion when her mother kindly instructed her to set chair to the table for such a man. Zoe was given a plate of food to serve the man. This experience and other times of sharing food and gifts with the poor taught her the art of sharing and giving which she passed on to her children and grandchildren. On April 2, 1938 Zoraide married Harold Norman Moore in Santa Rosa, Calif. In 1945 following Harold's service in WWII, he and Zoe established a home in Kenwood, California where they raised their three children. As their family grew, "Kenwood" became a "Shangri-La", a gathering place and refuge for children, grandchildren, and many others adopted into their large family. To the children and grandchildren, it was also a place to "come home to" during many phases of their lives...some of them ended up living there, due to various circumstances and hardships, while they got back on our own feet. Zoe and Harold's home was located in the beautiful Sonoma Valley wine country and its beauty of flora and fauna lent to a "magical" place where there was fishing, swimming, hiking, horseback riding, parties galore, and famous Easter Egg Hunts. This beautiful place, combined with love, kindness, and acceptance by Zoe and Harold made "Kenwood" a wonderful home. Zoe was a party girl. She always saw to it that birthdays were celebrated and made personal cakes for each grandchild. She went out of her way to make holidays special. She made sure to have spare clothing in all size and extra toys for visitors. Zoe always had new party clothes for birthdays. She taught her children what "hard work" and responsibility was. Every summer she took them prune and apple picking. Her children appreciated this because it gave them a sense of accomplishment to buy their own school clothes and keeping horses. Each year before school started, Zoe made it a big deal to go to "the city" as the children called it... "Yes, San Francisco...shopping, eating at Fishermen's Wharf, going to the zoo, and Golden Gate Park." Zoe worked as a medical assistant for 40 years, helping to support the family in music lessons, orthodontics, and other necessities. She enjoyed working for doctors and getting acquainted with patients. Zoe loved travel trailering with her husband, particularly throughout California. They belonged to the Aristocrat Trailer Club for 23 years. They shared a love of the ocean and often went to the sea coast. Both "retired" in 1974, and visited favorite places Ft. Bragg, Carmel, Big Sur, Bakersfield, Morro Bay, a Hawaii and the Caribbean. While Harold photographed wildflowers or golfed, Zoe shopped and found special things for her grandchildren. She accompanied him on many fishing and golfing trips. Zoe and Harold were active in the Kenwood Community Church. He helped with building projects and she was a member of the women's guild. For years, each Sunday she provided the flower arrangements. When Harold died, Zoe sold their beloved home and spent the last 11 years of her life with her daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Stan Bastian, in Eagle, Idaho. Those were enjoyable times for Zoe. She spent time traveling Idaho with her sister Yvonne and sharing the lives of many of her grandchildren. When Zoe reached her 80th birthday, she was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and enjoyed attending the ladies' Relief Society Meetings. She was active in the "Daughters of the Utah Pioneers" At age 80 she wrote her life history. In it she said, "I have always loved children and when Poppy and I received all the grandchildren, "greats," and even "great-greats," we were the ones who would and could love them. Whether the children were our descendants, adopted, foster, by marriage, or any other means we loved them and were so fortunate to have them. Our Heavenly Father knew we were the people who would cherish and accept them. There was always room for one "MOORE". We found that it made us feel so happy to give to all, much happier than receiving. We always got back much more than we gave." Zoe is preceded in death by her husband, Harold N. Moore and three sisters, Yvonne, Cornelia and Shirley. She is survived by: three children, Nancy A. Aki, Harold N. Moore, Jr., Kathleen D. Bastian; 20 grandchildren: Randall Mallory, Kevin Mallory, Craig Mallory, Gayleen Grigorias, Debbie Prince, Suzette Lewis, Linette Crawford, James Moore, Gene Moore, Taunya Moore, Shawn Moore, Aaron Moore, Reuben Moore, Melody Hendrix, Kelly Anderson, Carrie Bastian, Gaylene Adamson, Scott Bastian, Mark Bastian, Debbi Bennett; 42 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Her example taught to love and accept everyone, and that "people are more important than things." Stan and Kathy wish to send love and heartfelt thanks to Rochelle, Julie, Jennifer and the rest of the staff at Four Rivers Hospice for helping take care of our mother for four years. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Jan. 24, 12:00 noon at the Eagle Idaho LDS Stake Center, 2090 N. Eagle Road, Eagle, Idaho.