Brian Eugene Fay
Brian Fay Obituary
Brian E. Fay, (62), of Warroad, Minnesota, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on April 8th, 2024, comfortable in his chair at home, surrounded by family – exactly where he wanted to be.
Brian was born to Martha and Tom Fay, on August 31st, 1961 in Watseka, Illinois. An adventurous boy, his childhood was filled with exploring in the woods, ice skating with his sister, riding bikes around the neighborhood until dark, and fishing trips up to Minnesota with his dad and brother. Following high school, Brian married and to this union, five children were born: Andrea, Samantha, Erica, Brian, and Ben. Brian later remarried and gained two step-children, Fred and Sara Schulte, and then finally the addition of Seth to round out his family.
In 1994, Brian and Cinderella bought a piece of land up in Lake of the Woods to raise their large family. They cleared the land and began building. The pictures and stories during this period of life are treasured by the family for their very unique upbringing. His family from Illinois loved making the trip “Up North” to see the progress and help pitch in where they could. Forever a hard worker, Brian worked at Lake of the Woods School as a bus driver and did many woodworking jobs in addition to completing his own cabin.
Brian decided that the bachelor life was the life for him, and he moved over to Warroad where he made his final home. He worked at Marvin with pride for nearly 20 years, receiving an Award of Excellence for his outstanding performance. We think the award description suits him well because he made a “lasting contribution with his strong work ethic, vast knowledge of the equipment and dedication to getting the job done accurately and efficiently” in all the things he did, far beyond his time at Marvin.
Brian is survived by five children, Andrea (Chris) Lancaster, Samantha (Troy) Mohrmann, Erica Fay, Brian (Teresa) Fay, and Ben (Ashley) Fay; 16 grandchildren, Makenzie, Taylor, Kaylee, Cheyanne, Eithan, Brynn, Maximus, Trinady, Collin, Connor, Ezekiel, Tatum, Laney, Paislee, Daxtyn, and Lennyx; mother, Martha Howe; siblings Julia Rene (Frank) Posillico and Myron (Mary) Fay.
Brian was preceded in death by his father, Tom Fay, step-father, Bert Howe, son, Seth Fay, and grandson, Joey Taylor Jr.
Brian’s family will host a visitation and celebration of life on April 13, 2024 at 3:00pm at Helgeson’s funeral home in Warroad, MN with coffee and donuts, two of the things he looked forward to most each morning. In lieu of flowers, please direct your memorials to the Lifecare Cancer Center fund in Roseau, MN.
Links to Cancer Center:
Checks can be written and sent to:
LifeCare HealthCare Fund
Attn: Tanya Semingson
715 Delmore Drive
Roseau, MN 56751
Brian fought his battle against colon cancer for two years. He spent every other week in the Lifecare Medical Center Infusion Center where his nurses treated him like a king. We’d like to thank them for taking such great care of him and facilitating biweekly telemed visits so he could stay close to home.
In addition to our gratitude to the Lifecare Medical Center Infusion nurses, we’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Grandma Howe and Aunt Rene who stayed with and cared for Dad when he went home on hospice to ensure he could remain at home in his final days.
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