James I. Moran Sr., 82, of Meriden, husband of the late Betty Mae Moran, died on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Born in Meriden on August 5, 1932, the son of the late James P. Moran and Esther Ives Moran, he had resided in Meriden for his entire life. He was a graduate of Meriden High School and was employed by Connecticut Telephone and Electric in Meriden, and later founded Moran’s TV and Appliance until his retirement over twenty years ago. He was a veteran of the Korean War, having served with the US Army. He is survived by a daughter, Cynthia Ellis of Mansfield Center; two sons, James Moran Jr. of Meriden and Garry Moran and his wife Dawn of Meriden; six grandchildren, James Moran III and his wife Melissa, Jennifer Maring and her husband Charles, Jessica Moran, Billy Moran, Bobby Moran and Richard Maslar Jr.; two great-grandchildren, James Moran IV and Caleigh Moran; three sisters, Joan Kocsis and her husband Victor of Newnan, GA, Margaret Knop of Franklin, NC and Donna Yale of Meriden; a brother. Harvey Moran and his wife MaryAnn of Clinton, CT and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a great-granddaughter, Gabriella Maslar. Friends and relatives are invited to attend a funeral service to be held on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 9:30 am at the John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home, 88 East Main Street, Meriden. Burial with military honors will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday, January 16, 2015 from 4 to 7 pm.
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James Moran
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