MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA: Gloria M. (Tettoni) Moore, 88, died Saturday, September 19, 2009 in the Golden Living Center in Gloucester. She was the devoted wife of the late John J. Moore who was born in Dingle Bay, Ireland.
Born in Gloucester on April 24, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Josephine (Casagrande) Tettoni. She was educated in the Gloucester school system and was a graduate of Gloucester High School class of 1939.
Gloria worked for The Linen Thread Company of Gloucester. Upon her retirement, she became a homemaker. She and her husband, John enjoyed traveling within the United States, Canada and Ireland.
She is survived by her nieces, Virginia M. McVey of Gloucester, Elizabeth Ann Maney of Wenham, Barbara J. Tuttle of Beverly and Shirley M. Tettoni of Gloucester, a nephew, Peter and his wife, Katherine Tettoni of Rockport and Fort Myers, FL and several great-nieces and great-nephews. She was also predeceased by two sisters, Angelina Rocha and Norma Burns, five brothers, Victor, Alfred, Ernest, Joseph and Matthew Tettoni, a nephew, Norman A. Tettoni, a niece, Irene Michelini and nephews by marriage, James McVey, Gerald T. Maney and Fred Tuttle.
Her funeral service will be privately held in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Manchester-by-the-Sea. There are no visiting hours.