Ronald Joseph Moore

After a short illness, Ronald Joseph Moore passed away in Portage General Hospital on August 5, 2025, at the age of 88 years. Born on November 8, 1936, in Minnedosa he was the youngest son and ninth child born to Rosa and Joseph Henry Moore. He was raised in MacGregor helping his mother and older brothers farm in the MacGregor district after the passing of his father.

In the early 1960’s, he completed his psychiatric nursing degree and began working at the Manitoba Development Centre (formerly the Manitoba School) in Portage la Prairie before retiring over 33 years later. During his nursing studies he met his future wife, Catherine Moore (nee Sanche). They married in 1963. Catherine predeceased him in 2010 and Ron missed her greatly. After their retirement, they spent summers split between Delta Beach and MacGregor and winters down in New Mexico as well as traveling the world together. He enjoyed traveling, hunting, fishing, canoeing, camping, sailing and held a private pilot’s licence. He spent time transforming part of the family homestead into an orchard of mainly apple and other fruit trees.

Like many of their generation, Ron and Cathy worked incredibly hard and earned everything they had. They built their first house together in Portage la Prairie doing pretty much everything on the house while working full time as psychiatric nurses. It took a little longer to build this way with every paycheque being poured into the house, but they never had a mortgage. And that was how Ron wanted it. Ron wasn’t the easiest guy to get a long with and if he disagreed with you, he probably told you so. His character was marked by hard work, honesty and integrity. He lived his life the way he wanted to but not at the expense of others. He loved his wife deeply as well as his kids. Ron had a solidly defined personal faith developed over his life at St Mary’s La Prairie and St Paul’s Anglican Church.

Left to cherish his memory are his two children; daughter, Shawna Dyck with husband Greg of Abbotsford, BC and their son Tyson, and his son, Shane Moore with wife Alana (nee Lightfoot ) of Penhold, AB and his two daughters; Kaitlyn Moore with grandson Eric and Kirstyn Moore with husband Paul and grandson William along with cousins and friends.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, September 13th at 1:00 pm at St Paul’s Anglican Church 103 Hampton Street MacGregor with Reverand Tim Moore officiating. A light lunch at the church will follow the service. Interment will follow after the lunch at the family homestead south of MacGregor. All are welcome. 

In lieu of flowers consider giving to Doctors without Borders located at Suite 420-720 Spadina Ave, Toronto, Ont M5S 2T9 or St. Paul’s Anglican church of MacGregor.