Sister Grace Martina Moore, S.S.J. (formerly Sister Mary Moore), age 91, died Nov. 3 at Chestnut Hill Hospital, Philadelphia.
The daughter of the late Harry and Mary (nee Gallen) Moore, she attended Holy Innocents Grade School and Little Flower High School, both in Philadelphia.
In September 1947 she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph, Chestnut Hill, and professed her final vows in 1955.
Sister Grace ministered in the archdioceses of Baltimore and Philadelphia, and the dioceses of Camden and Raleigh.
She is survived by brother William X. Moore, sister-in-law Rita Moore, many nieces and nephews, and by members her congregation, the Sisters of St. Joseph. She is predeceased by brother Edward I. and sister-in-law Catherine Moore.
The funeral Mass was celebrated Nov. 8.
Donations may be made in Sister Grace’s name to Saint Joseph Villa, 110 W. Wissahickon Ave., Flourtown, PA 19031.
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