Mark Stephen Lyle

Lyle Mark Stephen Lyle, age 66, of Gahanna, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Mark passed peacefully while surrounded by family and friends at Riverside Hospital. He was born October 5, 1949 in Columbus, Ohio to Betty (Pickard) and Walter Lyle and was preoceded in death by mother Betty Pickard, step-father Joseph (Jim) Pickard, father Walter Lyle, step-mother Ann Lyle and uncle Billy A. Birchem. He survived by wife, Toni Avena; sons, Mark Lyle and family of Chapin SC, Sean Lyle and family of Columbus, (Pataskala) OH, Michael Lyle and family of Canal Winchester, OH; daughters, Chelsea and Baylea Lyle of Orient, OH; sisters, Melanie Creed of New Albany, OH, Jennie Rogers of Columbus, OH, Laura Lyle of Columbus, OH, Teresa Lyle of Delaware, OH; brother, Jim Pickard and family of West Jefferson, OH; grandchildren, Alyson and Lauryn Lyle, Jackson, Ava and Jayce Lyle, Aria and Addison Lyle; grandson, Vinny Spezialetti; aunt, Violla of Delaware, OH; aunt, Ruth of Westerville, OH; many nieces, nephews and cousins, longtime friend, Wes Paulson of Chesapeake, OH; along with a list of many other friends. He graduated from Brookhaven High School in Columbus, OH in 1967. Mark served honorably in the US Navy from 1972 to 1975 serving 4 years active duty with 3 tours in Vietnam on the USS Hamner as a 3rd Class Gunners Mate. Mark had a long tenure at Columbia Gas as a Large Volume Technician before retiring and working for Graham Ford on Broad St. He was a member of Jersey Baptist Church in Pataskala, OH. Mark was an avid outdoorsman who loved golf, hunting, and fishing where he spent many hours with family and friends. His greatest pleasures in life were his family and grandchildren who he constantly teased and instigated to their delight. He was a jovial and joking individual who constantly found ways to make other laugh and smile. His joking nature and easy going personality will be missed by everyone who knew him and all lives he touched. Family will receive visitors from 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 2th at the HILL FUNERAL HOME in Westerville, OH. Funeral service will be Saturday at 10 a.m. with burial following at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, OH. Anyone wishing to make a contribution can make their contribution to the Gahanna Golf Course which was Marks favorite course and the last one he played. Donations should be made payable to City of Gahanna with a memo for Gahanna Municipal Golf Trust c/o Mark S. Lyle. Remembrances and condolences may be shared at www.HillFuneral.com.