Michael Scott Coyle, 50, of Chicora, died at home, Sunday, June 15, 2014 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born April 5, 1964 in Butler, PA, the son of James S. “Cocky” and Nancy (Weiland) Coyle, Jr.
Mike graduated from Butler High School in 1982 and joined the Air Force, where he was a sergeant. He then worked as a steamfitter for local #449 for over 25 years, spending most of those years with Renick Brothers. He belonged to the Rattigan Sportsman Club, where he was a founding father, the Happy Hunters Sportsman’s Club, Chicora Moose Post #962, Chicora VFW Post #7876 and the Chicora Softball League. Mike enjoyed the outdoors and also worked as a fishing guide in Alaska. He loved to go on hunting trips with family and friends and was always the luckiest of them all.
Mike’s true love is his wife, Chrissy, with whom he shared many wonderful memories and special times with their families – especially with all of their nieces and nephews. They did not have any children, but Mike loved each niece and nephew as they were his own. He would look forward to each hunting season when all of the kids would come to his garage to shoot deer and have fun. Mike liked a good joke, would bet on anything, and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends playing for the County Line Pool and Horseshoe leagues. Mike will be best remembered for being a laid-back, fun-loving man, who lived life to the fullest and cared deeply about many people.
Mike will be deeply missed by his wife, Christine “Chrissy” D’Andrea, whom he married on October 10, 2005; parents, Cocky and Nancy Coyle, of Fenelton; mother-in-law, Chris Gehm, of Chicora; brothers, James S. Coyle, III and wife, Cathie, of Chicora, Raymond H. Coyle and wife, Heidi, of Fairview, and Robert E. Coyle and wife, Denise, of Fenelton; sisters, Susan L. Tidwell and husband, Rick, of Cottonwood, ID and Jenifer Venendaal and husband, Brad, of Homer, AK; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews whom he adored.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Stewart and Clara (Zimmel) Coyle, and maternal grandparents, Harold and Ethel (Graham-Weiland) Dreda.
Family and friends will be received from 2-8 PM on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Bauer Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc, 515 N. McKean Street, Kittanning.
Additional visitation will be held at 10 AM until the time of funeral services at 11 AM on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the funeral home, with the Rev. Geoff Reppard officiating, where military honors will be presented by VFW Post 7876, American Legion Posts 642 and 488.
Contributions can be made in Mike’s memory to the East Butler Baseball Association, PO Box 308, East Butler, PA 16029.
To send online condolences visit www.bauerfuneral.com.