Karen Moore

April 21, 1956 - June 29, 2015

Karen F. Moore of Topsham, VT, 59, died suddenly after a short battle with cancer on June 29, 2015.She was born on April 21, 1956 to Helen and Raymond Moore in Stamford, Connecticut. She attended Stamford Public and High School.She always cared for people. At a young age she started babysitting and then later she worked as a receptionist at apediatrician'soffice, and as a switch-board operator in Connecticut. She moved with her sole-mate Donald (Donnie) Jones to Corinth, Vermont to be closer to Donnie's children. After moving to Vermont she became a care-giver. While she enjoyed eating out,going for car rides, dogs and otheranimals, she had a true passion for knitting andloved her yarn. She was a part of many different knitting groups over the years. She thoroughly enjoyed knitting for her close friends and could make beautiful sweaters, scarves, afghans, and was known for her socks. She enjoyed spending time with Donnie's granddaughter Shania Thurston, andgood friends Tucker & Sawyer (Peeps) Sweet. She was predeceased by one brother, Kevin Moore, her parents, and Donnie Jones. She is survived by a niece Ellen Perry of Florida; a cousin Ellen Kapusta of Connecticut; a half-brother Chris Moore of California. She also leaves behind many close friends who will miss the caring, kind hearted person she was. Her close friends she left in Connecticut Brenda Manjuck and JoyFrangione Kelley; and in Vermont Donnie'schildren Denise and husband ShaneThurstonof Corinthand Dennis Jones and longtime friend KarenDuBois ofTopsham; Donnie's granddaughter Shania Thurston and special friends Jerome, Sonya, Tucker & Sawyer (Peeps) Sweet of Topsham; MaxineSlack of Corinth and many other very close friends. A celebration of Karen's life will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the home of Jerome and Sonya Sweet on Stryker Road in Topsham at 1 o'clock. Please bring a memory and/or photo to share.A private burial will be held in the new cemetery in East Corinth, Vermont, at a later date.In lieu of flowers, a memorial contribution can be made to your local humane society. The Hale Funeral Home and Cremation Care of Bradford, VT are in charge of arrangements. To view an online guestbook go to www.halefuneralhomes.com To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Karen Moore, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.