BEDFORD, N.H. — M. Gwendolyn Moore of Wayne, died April 11.

She was born the daughter of Ozro and Minnie Parker, she lived in Wayne, during her early years, where her parents ran the Parker House.

Gwen graduated from Winthrop as salutatorian of her high school class. During the war, she worked as a bookkeeper for the railroad in Portland, where she met her future husband. Upon her marriage to Fred Moore in 1946, they moved to Rumford, where they raised their five children. During summers, Fred and Gwen resided on Pocassett Lake in Wayne, where Gwen provided services to the Ladd family.

They lived in Rumford until Fred retired in 1980, at which time they moved back to Wayne. In late 2011, they moved into an assisted living facility in Bedford, N.H., where Fred predeceased her last October. Since then Gwen had been living comfortably while she took great pleasure in telling stories of her past and keeping her visitors and the facilty staff laughing.

Gwen is survived by her son, Terry Moore of Rumford; her daughters, Karen Arsenault of Manchester, N.H., Judy White of Essex, Vt., and Brenda Wurrey of Londonderry, N.H.; and their spouses, Ray Arsenault, Frank White and Fred Wurrey; she was blessed with 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by Fred; her son, Dick; and daughter-in-law, Pauline Moore.