James "Jim" Moriarty

1941 - 2024

James "Jim" Moriarty



James"Jim" Moriarty, Sr., 83, entered into Eternal Life on Saturday, April 20, 2024, after a month-long battle with pneumonia.

Jim was born on January 1, 1941, in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Howard and Evelyn (Konst) Moriarty. He was one of four children and attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School and was a 1958 graduate of St. Francis de Sales High School.

Jim was united in marriage to Antoinette Miller on September 16, 1961, and together they raised four children. Soon after Jim and Toni were married, Jim entered the Army in 1963 and served in the 83rd Infantry Reserves and in the 180th Tactical Fighter Group of the Air National Guard until 1969.

Jim lived an active and generous life. He spent 66 years supplying contractors in Ohio with equipment, safety gear, and supplies through his father's company, the Howard T. Moriarty Co., now known as Moriarty Machinery & Supply, which he entrusted to his son, Patrick, in 2021. Jim was also active in the Pro-Life movement. As a national pro-life leader and member of the Pro-Life Action Network, he traveled far and wide to promote the culture of life not only in Toledo, but all across the nation. He and his wife, Toni, started the pro-life activist movement in Toledo. As a devoted Roman Catholic, Jim sought to share the one, true Faith with everyone he met and worked tirelessly to restore the Traditional Latin Mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Toledo. Finally, Jim was passionate about preserving the Republic and zealously worked to prevent communism from prevailing in the 1960's.

Jim loved classic cars of the 1950's and muscle cars of the 60's and '70's. Jim and Toni enjoyed traveling together and had many fond memories of the summers they spent at Ocean Isle Beach. Most especially, however, Jim appreciated fine delicacies, especially wine, and was a weekly attendee at local wine tastings. His close family and friends will fondly remember him as the man who always brought a cooler of wine to every event to share with others.

Jim is survived and will be missed by his wife, Antoinette (Miller) Moriarty; his four children, Colleen (Timothy) Barnhart, Kathleen (Shawn) Williams, James (Shayla) Moriarty, and Patrick (Kelly) Moriarty; his 16 grandchildren and many Moriarty and Miller nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death are his parents; brothers, Tom and John Moriarty; sister Sharon (Moriarty) Garand; brothers-in-law, John Garand and John Ando; and, his niece Cindy (Moriarty) McCourt.

Friends are invited to visit from 12-6 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2024, at Coyle Funeral Home, 1770 S. Reynolds Road, where the Rosary will be prayed at 5 p.m. A Requiem High Mass will be offered at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 626 Locust Street, with a visitation 30 minutes prior. Interment will take place in Calvary Cemetery immediately following Holy Mass. Memorial donations may be given to St. Joseph's Catholic Church Toledo and to Heartbeat of Toledo. Please view Jim's video tribute and leave a condolence message at CoyleFuneralHome.com.

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