Michael C. Coash

Michael C. Coash, age 61, of Thornton, Colorado passed away July 26, 2019 with his wife Carrie by his side following a hard-fought battle with Glioblastoma.

Mike graduated from the University of North Dakota where he met Nancy, his first wife. They married in 1981 and had two daughters, Meeghan and Elizabeth, whom they raised together until her death in 2004. He then focused on his daughters and continued focusing on a fulfilling career in sales and management that culminated in a 27 year career with Tension Envelope where he worked his way up to General Manager, a position he found extremely rewarding and afforded him a huge circle of co-workers and customers he considered friends. He met Carrie in 2005 and they married two years later. After moving on from that career and their home in Texas, Mike and Carrie settled in Colorado in 2013 where Mike’s lifelong dream of owning his own business came to fruition in 2014 when they took ownership of a commercial printing company in the Denver area. Mike worked his outgoing personality into the business gaining many friends and customers along the way until his illness forced him to step away from the company in December when he was diagnosed with brain cancer.

Mike will be remembered for his unwavering love and devotion to his wife Carrie, his larger than life personality, his dedication to everything and everyone he loved and that great, big smile. In addition to a very successful career, Mike enjoyed many passions and hobbies during his time off. He spent many years mountain biking taking memorable trips to Moab with family and friends. He enjoyed traveling and spending time with those he loved. He never passed up a good cigar, a weekend in Vegas or an opportunity to make a new friend. If you knew Mike, you loved Mike.

He is survived by his wife, Carrie; daughter Meeghan (Eric) Anderson and sons George and Quentin; daughter Elizabeth Coash; stepson Justin Scheldorf; stepdaughter Jenna Scheldorf and children Ellie and Connor; stepdaughter Samantha (Nick) Bredahl and son Jack; sister Lisa (Rick Cobb) Coash; half-brother Carlyle (Nadine) Coash; mother Janice Meeg Johnson; sisters-in-law Stacie Schaible and children Cade and Kaia; Cindy (Tom) Vermeersch; brother-in-law Tim Schaible; father and mother-in-law Jim and Shirley Mlodzik and many friends and extended relatives.

He was preceded in death by his first wife Nancy, father Carl Coash and father-in-law Norman Schaible.

Private services will be held in Minnesota at a later date.

Though we all sadly knew this would be our outcome, saying goodbye seems impossible at best. You endured so much and fought so hard to gain the time we got, so rest easy now, my love.

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