Bryan D. Moran, 53, of Red Lake Falls, MN died on Saturday, December 26, 2009 at his rural Red Lake Falls home.

Mass of Christian burial will be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 11:00 AM St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls with Father Chuck Huck officiating. Burial will be held at St. Dorothy Catholic Cemetery at Dorothy, MN.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday 5 " 8 PM with a 7:00 PM prayer service at Johnson Funeral Service in Red Lake Falls and also one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday.

Bryan David Moran was born August 2, 1956 son of Joseph and Viann (Lizotte) Moran at Red Lake Falls, MN. He attended the Little Red Huot School to grade 3, graduated from Lafayette High School in Red Lake Falls in 1975 and attended Moorhead Tech in Moorhead, MN. Bryan returned to the family farm where he and his brother Andy kept the family farming tradition alive. Bryan enjoyed taking care of all of the animals including the calves, bulls and the cows. His cow dog Lady was treated like one of the family going with him everywhere he went from cutting hay, to working cattle or a trip to the grocery store. While working the farm he also worked at Detroiter Mobile Home, Farmers Union in Red Lake Falls and at the end worked part time for Amiot Farms.

He enjoyed deer hunting with his brothers and nephews, and the time spent scouting with Frank and Shaun. He would tell everyone he was going out east for soup (the casino) and enjoyed the boat runs with his neighbor Eugene. Most of all Bryan enjoyed the time spent with his friends and family.

He is survived by his mother Viann (Al) Hanson of Red Lake Falls, MN; brothers and sisters Edward Moran of Red Lake Falls, MN, Mary (Al) Maier, Nathan, Nicholas & Kelly of Jamestown, ND, Francis (Deb) Moran Carmen, Shaun & Sarah of Red Lake Falls, MN, Pam Paul, Jarrod & Ryan of Scottsdale, AZ, Roger (Pam) Moran, Dustin, Chelsey & Abby of Svea, MN, Perry Moran of Scottsdale, AZ and Andy Moran of Red Lake Falls, MN and His dog Lady and great nieces and nephews Austin, Ty, Adrienne, Caleb and Alex.

He is preceded in death by his paternal & maternal grandparents and his father Joseph Moran who passed away in 1984.


CASKET BEARERS: Ed Moran, Francis Moran, Roger Moran, Perry Moran, Danny Page, Eugene Wavra.
HONORARY CASKET BEARERS: Andy Moran, Shaun Moran, Dustin Moran, Dean Lizotte, Steven Lizotte and Allen Maier.