John Robert Moore, 86, of Lincoln NE, formerly of Beatrice NE, passed in peace on November 19th, 2020. He was born on February 23, 1934 at DeWitt, NE to Walter Moore and Olive (Burkholder) Moore.
As young boy, John worked on the family farm and ran the farm at the age of 16 after his father died. He graduated from Liberty High School and soon after was drafted into the Army where he was stationed in Germany. Upon return, he moved to Beatrice and worked at Meadow Gold/Beatrice Foods. He fell in love with and married a young bank teller, Marolyn. Together they raised three children who have family memories of their fireworks stand, putting Christmas lights up on Thanksgiving morning, delivering newspapers, fishing, vacations to Colorado, Hawaii and cheering for Husker Football. Marolyn and John were married for 55 years. He worked for 33 years at Meadow Gold delivering milk to schools and businesses. Then, he was a truck driver for 17 years at Fitch Trucking. His smile, laugh, joke telling and joy of getting to know where people grew up and their life story will be remembered lovingly by family and friends.
Survivors include daughter Katharine (Kate) (Mark) Winter, Valparaiso; daughter Kimberly Moore, (Laurie Martinez) and grandson Max, Lincoln; and son Garey (Jane) Moore, grandsons Nicholas and Spencer, Sioux Falls, SD; sister Aletha Davison, Beatrice, many nieces, nephews and other family and friends. Preceded in death by his parents, wife Marolyn (Garey) Moore, brother William (Bill) Moore, sisters Frances Rine and Georgia Kunc.
Private Service for immediate family to be held on Saturday, December 5th, 2020. Inurnment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pickrell, NE and a Celebration of Life event will be held at a future date. Condolences may be left at trumpmemorials.com. Trump Funeral Services, 1600 West “O” Street, Lincoln.
Garey, Kate and all of John’s family,
Brad and I extend our deepest sympathies to you. John’s warm friendliness made a person feel special, just like he was.
I always enjoyed visiting with John at the Liberty Alumni reunions. He was a sweet, kind man. My thoughts are with you at this difficult time.
Met John at Northeast Senior Center while playing cards. Then when he went to Gramercy Hill and to the Ambassador, was able to go and visit with John. Glad to say that John was a friend of mine. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.
I remember when me and my grandma would go over to see John. She used to work for him, selling his coins and any other antique nick nacks. John always shared some candy with me, I’ll never forget him.
Kim and family,
So sorry for the loss of your father. He was a great guy. I will offer prayers for all as you navigate this difficult time.
Dear family of John Moore: He was a great guy! He had fun playing cards at the NE Senior Center. He was so friendly and a truly caring soul. He will be missed. I just found out about his passing, this week. Condolences to all of you. John will be missed! Sincerely, Cheryl Frederick