Michael R. MacLachlin

Michael R. MacLachlin obituary, Glenside, PA

Michael R. MacLachlin

Michael MacLachlin Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Decker-Givnish Funeral Home, Inc. on May 3, 2024.

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Michael R. MacLachlin, of Warrington and formerly of Feasterville, passed away on April 27, 2024 after a lengthy illness. He was 66. Michael was born on December 8, 1957 in Philadelphia to the late Edward and the late Norma MacLachlin. He is the beloved husband of Mary MacLachlin (nee Napoli), with whom he shared over 43 years of marriage; the adored father of Lisa Hunter (Richard) and Michael R MacLachlin, Jr. (Amy Gurevitch); and the cherished grandfather of Conor, Andrew, Michael III, Rhys, and Nathaniel. He is also survived by 10 siblings: Theresa Garrison-Keegan (the late Mike), Edward A. MacLachlin Jr. (the late Linda), Rosemary Colleen, Marianne Hull (Gerard), Karen Mickiewicz (Jay Ruser), Lucy Mickletz (Jim Barkley), Dennis (Bonnie), Bruce (the late Vicki), John (Dawn), and Suzanne (Mike). He is predeceased by two siblings, Joseph McLaughlin and Winifred Courtney. There are also numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins who survive.
Michael was raised in Philadelphia and owned Mike's Curbside Flowers, a family business located in Mayfair, for 39 years.
Family and friends are invited to Michael's Life Celebration on Monday, May 6, 2024 from 10:00 until his Funeral Mass begins at 11:00 A.M. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 611 Knowles Avenue, Southampton, PA 18966. Interment will follow at Limerick Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Department of Neurosurgery at Penn Medicine at www.pennmedicine.org/giving
Family services are entrusted to Decker-Givnish of Warminster, 215-657-2070. To share your own memories of Michael with the family, please visit us at www.lifecelebration.com

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