LEWIS "LEW" MOORE 77 OF TORONTO, OHIO PASSED AWAY SUNDAY EVENING DEC. 14, 2003 AT HIS HOME. LEW WAS BORN AUG. 22, 1926 IN RITTMAN, OHIO; SON OF THE LATE ORVILLE AND GRACE HALL MOORE. IN ADDITION TO HIS PARENTS, LEW WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY; HIS SON; MARK MOORE IN 1982, A BROTHER; BERNARD AND AN INFANT BROTHER, FRANK. LEW, ALONG WITH HIS WIFE FLORENCE, WAS THE OWNER OF THE THE LEW MOORE FURNITURE CO., IN TORONTO FOR 34 YEARS. LEW WAS A MEMBER OF ST. FRANCIS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN TORONTO, THE TORONTO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHERE HE WAS A PAST RECIPIENT OF THE DISTINUISHED CITIZEN AWARD AND SERVED FOR MANY YEARS AS THE CHRISTMAS PARADE CHAIRMAN, THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CHAMBER, WHERE HE SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE TORONTO BEAUTITICATION COMMITTEE, TORONTO KIWANIS CLUB, WHERE HE WAS A PAST PRESIDENT, THE JEFFERSON RURITIAN CLUB, WHERE HE RECENTLY WAS NAMED RURITAN MAN OF THE YEAR FOR 2003, A MEMBER OF THE FORMER TORONTO BUSINESS ASSOC. AND WAS PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF TORONTO FOR MANY YEARS. LEW ALSO SERVED HIS COUNTRY DURING W.W.II IN THE U.S. NAVY ARMED GUARDS. LEW IS SURVIVED BY; HIS WIFE FLORENCE A. (SUFFOLETTA) MOORE, WHO HE MARRIED ON JULY 10, 1948. ONE DAUGHTER; LUANNE AND HUSBAND BILL MARTIN OF TORONTO, GRANDDAUGHTER; RACHEL MARTIN OF TORONTO, GRANDSON, JASON AND WIFE CASSIE MOORE OF TORONTO. TWO GREAT-GRANDSONS; ETHAN AND DYLAN MOORE BOTH OF TORONTO. TWO SISTERS; NORMA COST AND HUSBAND CLARENCE OF COLUMBIA, TENN., WINIFRED BREEGLE OF PANAMA CITY, FLA. AND BROTHER- IN- LAW SANDY AND WIFE MYRA SUFFOLETTA OF GEORGETOWN, KY. LEW ALSO LEAVES HIS COMPANION AND SIDEKICK BEN THE FAMILY DOG. FRIENDS AND FAMILY MAY CALL ON WEDNESDAY 2-4 AND 7-9 PM. AT THE J.E.FOSTER FUNERAL HOME, INC. 701 FINDLEY ST. TORONTO; WHERE BLESSING SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY AT 9:30 AM. FOLLOWED BY FUNERAL LITURGY WITH MASS AT 10:00 AM. AT ST. FRANCIS CHURCH. MSGR. KURT KEMO WILL BE THE CELEBRANT AND BURIAL WILL FOLLOW IN ISLAND CREEK CEMETERY TORONTO. VIGIL SERVICES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 3:30 PM.RURITANS SERVICES WEDNESDAY EVENING 8:15 PM. FULL MILITARY GRAVESIDE SERVICE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE TORONTO AMERICAN LEGION. MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO : ST. FRANCIS CHURCH OR TO ST. FRANCIS CENTRAL SCHOOL. CONDOLENCES ONLINE TO THE FAMILY AT: www.jefosterfh.com 740-537-3900 OR 1-800-557-4318

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