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100-YEAR-OLD

By Times Staff
Published April 12, 2006

Margaret Moe Passer was born April 6, 1905, in Kongsberg, Norway, the daughter of Norwegian immigrants, Jacob and Marie (Nelson) Moe. In 1907, her family settled in Carthage, S.D., where Margaret was raised among 16 children. Her father, Jacob, worked for the railroad company for a dollar a day until he picked up carpentry for $2 a day. Her family lived on several farms until they were able to buy their own.

At 18, Margaret began work for the local post office, where she met her husband, Corwin Passer. When the two met, Passer, from Rome, N.Y., was traveling to find work and picking up his mail. In 1923, the couple married in Carthage.

After moving to New York, Margaret worked as a seamstress and braided and sold wool rugs. She enjoyed creating oil paintings and tending to her garden.

Margaret and Corwin had a daughter, Joyce Passer, now of Pinellas Park.

After her husband's death in 1969, Margaret moved to Pinellas Park to be near her daughter. She was a champion shuffleboard player and is still a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Margaret lives with her daughter Joyce.

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