Sister Antoinette Therese Moore was one of ten children, five daughters and five sons, born to Christopher and Teresa Esther (Hanlon) Moore. The seeds of her deep faith and prayer life were planted during her childhood in Dublin, Ireland.
She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace as a candidate at St. Michael Villa, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on September 12, 1960, and pronounced final vows there on June 20, 1968.
Sister Antoinette began her service as a Sister of St. Joseph of Peace in the ministry of education, serving as a teacher and administrator in Catholic Schools in Alabama, West Virginia and New Jersey. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Caldwell College, Caldwell, New Jersey in 1969 followed by Master of Arts in Psychology in 1977 and Doctorate in Psychology in 1982 both from St. John’s University, Queens, New York.
Sister Antoinette taught at St. John’s University while working at Covenant House in New York City as a counselor. She dedicated herself to teaching at St. John’s and caring for the needs of the poor, the homeless, and trafficked young men and women who came to Covenant House from all over the US and the world.
When asked by the community, Sister Antoinette ministered in promoting vocations to religious life and to the Congregation. In addition, she served on the Holy Name Medical Center Board as a Trustee starting in 2009.
Sister Antoinette died peacefully at Holy Name Medical Center’s Villa Marie Claire in Saddle River, New Jersey, on March 18, 2026. She will be missed for her keen mind, her kind heart, and her deep love of God and God’s people.
She was predeceased by her brothers, Christopher, Noel, Joseph, and Terrence. She is survived by her brother Patrick and sisters, Maureen Moore, Teresa Mee, Cecilia Moore, and Ann Flynn, as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A combined wake service and Liturgy of Christian burial was held on March 20, 2026, at St. Michael Villa followed by interment at Holy Cross Cemetery in North Arlington, New Jersey.