Muttville: A true animal lover, Trudy Mohr will be missed

A true animal lover, Trudy Mohr will be missed

Rachel Macias’s grandmother was a real friend to animals. Her family also share their love and help out at Muttville everyday. What a lovely human she was. Here is her obit.

Gertrude M. Mohr
“Trudy”
1913-2010

Born in Brooklyn, New York on June 13, 1913, Gertrude “Trudy” Mohr died on April 8, 2010, at her home in Half Moon Bay after an illness.

Trudy grew up on Long Island and had a long and successful career with the New York Telephone Company. After retiring in 1973, Trudy moved to Half Moon Bay with her mother, Helen McCormack Bowe (deceased 1988), to be closer to her daughters and their families: Barbara Perea (Jake) of San Francisco, Judy Macias (Mois) of Moss Beach and loving grandchildren John Perea (Jessica), Daniel Macias and Rachel Macias. Also survived by her brother Ralph McCormack (Jane) of Hereford, Arizona, and many nieces and nephews. Her father and mother, James and Helen, sister Helen Arata and brother James McCormack preceded her in death. She will be greatly missed by her friends and neighbors Joan, Mary, Augie, Bev and Katie.

Throughout her life Trudy retained a lively personality, a keen wit and an interest in contemporary issues. Always open to new experiences, in 1931 she and three friends flew over the just-completed Empire State Building in a bi-plane. In her 80s she went white water rafting on the Snake River. At 90, she learned to use the computer and surf the Web. She held positions at the Cabrillo Adult School and the San Mateo County Harbor District, was a member of the Young Ladies Institute of Our Lady of the Pillar Church, a long-time volunteer at Seton Medical Center Coastside as well as the RotaCare Clinic and Sonrisas Community Dental Center. She was interested in history, politics and literature, loved to travel and listen to music, and go to Dixieland concerts. She was a special friend to animals and loved her cats Sam and Frankie, and canine companions Picket, Charlie and Max.

A funeral mass will be held at Our Lady of the Pillar Church, Half Moon Bay on Monday, April 19, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers donations in Trudy’s memory may be made to Muttville senior dog rescue: www.muttville.org or P.O. Box 410207, San Francisco, CA 94141