Michael R. “Mike” Moran, 53, Iola, passed away Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013.
Mike was born Dec. 3, 1959, in Chanute, the son of Richard and Marjorie (Fewins) Moran. He graduated from Chanute High School in 1977.
On June 9, 1984, Mike married Lori Baker at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Humboldt. Mike’s faith grew through membership at Big Creek United Methodist Church and then at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.
Mike worked many years for Bill and Gene Reinhardt farms, Chanute, and then for Haldex Brake Systems in Iola until it closed. At the time of his death, he was employed by Gates Rubber Co., Iola.
Mike’s interests centered totally on his family. He did not miss one game or performance that his children participated in. With them, he shared a love of sports and was an avid follower of the Iola Mustangs/Fillies and the Kansas Jayhawks, offering his expertise from the stands or the couch.
Mike is survived by his wife, Lori; son Ryan; and daughter, Clarie, Iola; his parents, Marge and Paul Davis, Chanute and Richard Moran, El Dorado; grandmother, Gladys Fewins, Savonburg; sister, Marcia Gough and husband, Kevin, Chanute; brother, Jeff Moran and friend Karen Briggs, Coyville; step-siblings, Wes, Mike and Archie Grady, Darlene Schlegel and Regina Stephens; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Melvin and Doris Baker, Humboldt; brothers-in-law, Rick Baker, Fennimore, Wis., and Ron Baker and wife, Ellie, Iola; sister-in-law, Judy Kiehl and husband, Tom, Palatine, Ill.; and nine nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a nephew, Eric Neely; step-father Carl Grady; grandparents, Bert Fewins, Elizabeth and John Moran, and several aunts and uncles.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Humboldt. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery, Humboldt.
Memorials may be made to Moran Children College Fund, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church or Big Creek United Methodist Church. Memorial gifts may be left with Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola.
Online condolences may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.
Mike Moran
