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Michael Richmond Coffinger

Posted 2009-01-04 by Sharon
The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Dec. 31, 2008, p. A10

Michael Richmond Coffinger (husband, father, son, brother, nephew, friend and warrior) left us suddenly on Tuesday, Dec. 23. He is the proud son of Mike Coffinger (who left us in 1977) and Marilyn McNamara.

Mike is survived by his beloved wife Adrianne, daughter Atria, mother and stepfather Marilyn and John McNamara, brother Howard Coffinger, mother and father-in-law Jan and Palmer Saylor, uncle and aunt Pat and Joy Coffinger. Mike also leaves behind numerous loving family members and adoring friends from the Valley, Pinetop, and Wickenburg.

Mike owned and operated PineLawn Builders and Coffinger Construction, both located in Pinetop, Ariz. He also participated in the Sunrise Ski Area racing program for many years, teaching youngsters to race downhill. It was there he acquired the nickname “The Ice Man.”

An outdoorsman like his father, Mike enjoyed hunting and fishing throughout Arizona.

Mike will always be remembered for his warrior-like approach as he battled cancer - and won! We are proud to have had him for as long as we did… We will never forget him.

A memorial for Mike was held in Pinetop on Dec. 27. (Thank you for all of the support on the hill, especially The White Mountain Sheriff’s Posse.) Mike’s funeral will be held on Saturday (Jan. 3) in Wickenburg with a memorial at 10 a.m. at the Wickenburg Community Center, followed by graveside services at the Wickenburg Cemetery. A barbecue will follow at the Community Center.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wickenburg Funeral Home and Crematory.


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