James Patrick Moran

August 3, 1935 - June 12, 2017

James Patrick Moran, 81, of Manteno, passed away Monday (June 12, 2017) at Presence Merkle-Knipprath of Clifton. He was born Aug. 3, 1935, in Kankakee, the son of J. Bernard and Yvonne Langlois Moran. He married Joanne Rice on Feb. 11, 1956, in Manteno. James farmed the Manteno area his entire life. He was a member of Ducks Unlimited and the NRA, and was on the ASCS Board. He loved NASCAR, the Chicago Cubs and driving. Surviving are his wife, of Manteno; sons, Dick and Sandy Moran, of Manteno, and Tim Moran, of Bourbonnais; and grandchildren, Allison Moran, of Nashville, Ill., Rebecca Moran and fiance, Garrett Wisher, of Deer Creek, Aidan Moran, of Bourbonnais, Graham Moran, of Bourbonnais, and Gwendolyn Moran, of Bourbonnais. Preceding him in death were his parents. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. Thursday until the 11 a.m. Mass at St. George Catholic Church in St. George. The Rev. Dan Belanger will officiate. Burial will be in Bloom Grove Cemetery, Manteno. Memorials may be made to Iroquois Memorial Hospice or Presence Merkle-Knipprath of Clifton.