Gilford-----Philip J. Moran, 83, of Gilford, N.H. passed away at home on July 20, 2012 surrounded by his wife, Kathryn, and family.
Philip was born January 26, 1929 to Philip and Lillian Moran in Lawrence, Mass. He graduated from Central Catholic High School and Boston College.
Phil worked for Western Electric for twenty-nine years both in North Andover, Mass. and Lee’s Summit, Missouri. After leaving Western Electric, Phil became an independent broker of food packaging. Kay and Phil raised their family in Overland Park, Kansas where they met many wonderful friends. Phil valued family above all and that became synonymous with the lake house where they all loved to gather and where he lived full time for the past eight years.
Phil is survived by his wife of fifty years, Kathryn Moran of Gilford, and their seven children; Tom Moran and his wife, Jeanine Poole, of Concord, N.H., John Moran and his wife, Carolyn, of Westford, Mass., Christopher Moran and his wife, Deana, of Westwood, Mass., Elizabeth Taylor and her husband, Michael, of Newton, Mass., Amy Hunter and her husband, Ed, of Holliston, Mass., Patricia Marcella and her husband, Derek, of Gilford, N.H. and son, Stephen Moran, along with sixteen grandchildren.
There will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, July 30, 2012 at 11:00AM at St. Andre Bessette Parish at St. Joseph Church, 30 Church Street, Laconia, N.H.
Donations in Phil’s memory may be made to the Central New Hampshire VNA & Hospice, 780 N. Main Street, Laconia, NH 03246 or to St. Andre Bessette Parish, 291 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH 03246 or to YMCA Camp Lawrence, 101 Amesbury Street, 4th Floor, Lawrence, MA 01840.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N.H. is assisting the family with the arrangements.