Nancy Ann Moore

Nancy Ann Moore (nee’ English) of Wildwood, Missouri passed away in the presence of Our Lord, Jesus Christ on February 12, 2023. She was 92 years old. Nancy was born in Brockton, Massachusetts and was preceded in death by her parents, Veronica and William J. English, brother William J. English II, son-in-law Thomas Collins, grandson Sean Collins, and great grandson Lucas Stanley Koch. She was also preceded in death by her first husband John W. (Jack) Beagen and her second husband John R. (Bob) Moore. Nancy is survived by her son Martin Beagen (Mary), daughter Maureen Collins, and grandchildren Erin Koch (Doug), Kelly Collins, Brendan Collins, and Lauren Beagen, as well as her two great grandchildren, Evan and Emma Koch. Ms. Moore was a bit of a rarity as a married, working woman in the 1950s. She held administrative assistant positions at the Federal Bureau of Investigation in both Boston and Detroit, and later worked in the same role for DTE Energy and General Motors Corporation, both in Detroit. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Detroit Mercy in 1975 and a Master of Arts degree from Central Michigan University in 1980 while working full-time at Ford Motor Company, from which she retired in 1990 as a Manager of Labor Relations. Nancy was an avid golfer, a tremendous cook, and a seasoned world traveler. She treasured her many summers living on the sunset shore of northern Lake Michigan, as well as winters spent at her Florida golf course community home. She was especially fond of The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan. She loved music of all genres including classical, jazz, R&B, and even rock-and-roll. She was a concert pianist, expert in works by composers Sergei Rachmaninoff, Sir George Shearing, and George and Ira Gershwin. The powerful sound of her baby grand piano could be heard blocks away in the summertime when she played with the living room windows open. Nancy will be sorely missed by her family and friends, who are comforted in knowing that she has returned to the arms of Our Lord. May she rest in peace. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Alban Roe Catholic Church in Wildwood at 10:30am on Friday, February 17, 2023. Services there will be followed by a private burial ceremony attended by Nancy’s immediate family, and by an as yet to be scheduled remembrance event to be held in the Detroit area next summer. Her family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in her name to St. Alban Roe Catholic Church, 2001 Shepard Road, Wildwood MO 63038.

Nancy Ann Moore

January 17, 1931 - February 12, 2023