Pauline "Pat" Moore was born on August 7, 1922 in Brisbane, Australia. She was the daughter of Cecil and Joan (Hill) Barrett. She grew up in Australia and met a young American Soldier on R & R. On May 12, 1945 she was united in marriage to that young soldier, Robert Hiram Moore. She came with Robert to the United States in 1946 where they made their home in Springfield, South Dakota. In 1956 they moved to the Balsam Lake, Wisconsin area. Pat worked as a waitress at the Mill Inn in Milltown, Wisconsin and also worked at Stoekleys during the canning season. She also spent some time working at the Duncan Yoyo factory in Luck, Wisconsin. In 1963 she began work at the first Target Store in the area. She commuted and worked at the Roseville store until retiring in 1978. Not being one to just sit around, Pat enjoyed cooking, knitting and crocheting and crafting. She made afghans for all the members of her family. She was a member of Good Sam; part of the Apple River Drifters camping group and Coachman camping club for many years; active with the Girl Scouts and Study Club, Rebecca Club and the VFW Women Auxiliary, Post 6856. In 2013, Pat was Grand Marshall of Balsam Lake Freedom Festival. Most recently she has spent time as a hospice volunteer helping others in need. The past four months Pat has been at the United Pioneer Home in Luck where she died on Friday, July 10, 2015 at the age of 92 years. Pat's family wants to extend gratitude to St. Croix Hospice and United Pioneer Home for exceptional care.
She was preceded in death by her husband Robert; her parents; brothers Wesley, Raymond, Norman, and Arnold; daughters Joan and Carol; sons Robert and Willits, and two grandsons. Surviving family members are her sons Graeme Denning (Margot) and Gary Moore (Jean); daughters Lyn Yates (Dan) and Sandy Hess (Tom); 22 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; 5 great great grandchildren; sisters Margaret and Lorna, brother Warren as well as other relatives and friends.


Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity United Methodist Church in rural Centuria, Wisconsin. There will be visitation at the funeral home on Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. and for the hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In lieu of flowers, Pat would prefer donations to St. Croix Hospice-Interfaith Caregivers