Funeral services for Lorna Violetta Moore, age 86, of Kelso, WA formerly of Elgin, ND, will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the Ebenezer United Church of Christ with Pastor Ellis Ryherd officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.



Longtime local resident, Lorna Violetta (Leischner) Moore, 86, peacefully passed into eternal life, July 24, 2011 at her daughter's home in Kelso, WA. She was born April 2, 1925 in Elgin, ND to Emil and Mary (Hintz) Leischner. She lived in the Kelso-Longview area for the past 48 years and had kept a home in Elgin since 1995, going back and forth from Kelso to Elgin.



Lorna was an active member of Longview Church of the Nazarene, a member of the Ebenezer United Church of Christ (Old Leipzig) and a member of Germans from Russia. She began her working career as a teacher in several rural schools in the local area and in nursing at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin. She continued her employment in home health care for many years and at the Progress Center in Longview, WA. In addition she received her real estate license and sold properties in the Longview-Kelso area. She enjoyed and was very proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed cooking, baking and doll collecting.



She is survived by three children, Sandra Carlson and her husband Dwight, of Kelso, WA, Timothy Moore, of Longview, WA and Marilee Gilliam and her husband, Randy, of Castle Rock, WA; seven grandchildren, Tammie, Shannon, Justin, Carrie Beth, Tomisha, Jonathan and Matthew; and six great-grandchildren, David Paul, Shelby, Kira, Anna Grace, Brandon and Grace; a brother, Eldon Leischner and his wife, Dorothy of Valders, WI; a sister-in-law, Mildred Leischner of Bismarck, ND; four nephews, Marlon, Paul, Mark and Lee, and many extended family members and special friends.



Lorna was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Norman Melvin Leischner; two infant siblings, Elmer and Norma and a nephew, Meldon Leischner.



Visitation will be on Friday, August 5, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. followed by a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. all at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin.



Memorial contributions may be made in Lorna Moore's name to Gideon's International, P.O. Box 624, Longview, WA 98632 or a charity of choice.