Michael Koehler

Michael Koehler obituary

Michael Koehler

Michael Koehler Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc. on Dec. 6, 2025.
On December 4, 2025, Michael "Skip" Koehler, beloved husband of Darlene Koehler (nee Kennedy); devoted father of Michelle Smith and her husband Richard, Laura Blazer and her husband Nathan, Michael Koehler, Jr. and his wife Amanda, and the late Tommy Koehler; loving grandfather of Austin Smith, Zachary Koehler, Ella Koehler, and Ivy Koehler; dear brother of Butch Koehler, Gary Koehler, the late Oda Cox, the late Dick Koehler, Jr., and the late Bob Koehler; also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the family owned Ruck-Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road, (at beltway exit 26) on Monday, December 8, 2025, 1-3 & 5-7 PM, where a service will be held at 6PM. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 or https://www.stjude.org

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Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc.

1050 York Road, Towson, MD 21204

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