Margaret Moore
1924-Aug. 19, 2009
Atherton, California

Margaret Gale "Maggie" Moore, a journalist who worked on several south Peninsula newspapers, died Aug. 19 at her home in Menlo Park. She was 85.

Ms. Moore's family had lived in the Menlo Park area for four generations. Her great-grandmother, Bridget Carroll Brophy, arrived by covered wagon to her new home in Searsville, now the site of Searsville Lake. Her aunt was Susan Gale, who was known as Menlo Park's historian, as well as an artist. Her father, David Moore, was a journalist who published his own small newspaper.

Ms. Moore was a graduate of St. Joseph's Elementary School in Atherton, Sequoia High School, and San Jose State University. She worked on several Peninsula newspapers, including the Menlo-Atherton Recorder. She also volunteered in writing newsletters and assisting in public relations for the Catholic community, including St. Raymond Church and Sacred Heart Schools.

In the 1950s, Ms. Moore helped form auxiliaries for two of her favorite community organizations, the Menlo Park Library and the Peninsula Symphony, say family members. When her daughter Susan attended Hillview Elementary School, she co-led her Brownie, Junior and Cadet Girl Scout troops. She later joined the Peninsula Volunteers and worked several hours a week at its Turnabout Shop.

Ms. Moore is survived by her four children, Joseph Anthony Scaroni III, Susan Scaroni Glasser, John Christopher Scaroni, and Nicholas Edward Scaroni; sisters Alida Mary Moore of Menlo Park, Susana Moore Porter of Mountain View, and Dorothy Ellen Rouse of Bonny Doon; and a granddaughter.

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