Michael (Mike) was born on October 20th, 1934 to John and Mildred McNiff in Rochester, Minnesota.
Shortly after finishing High School in Rochester, Mike married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Teresa Felten. Mike and Ruth recently celebrated 68 years of marriage. They were blessed with five children, Michael, Doug, Terry, Linda, and Greg, 14 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother Bill and sister Susan. Mike was most proud of his family, always bragging about his children and grandchildren every chance he had.
Mike was an operations manager before he retired in 2010. Mike was involved in Knights of Columbus and served as President of the PTA in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Over the years, Mike’s career path took his family to numerous locations and they quickly made lifelong friendships in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Cottage Grove, Minnesota; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Fridley, Minnesota; Cypress and San Diego, California. After retirement, Mike and Ruth relocated to Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mike will be remembered for his many joys including a master BBQ chef, an avid reader, history buff, story teller, writer, and loved playing cards, but his proudest moments were showing off his beloved, beautiful and warm-hearted bride, Ruth.
There will be a memorial service on Friday July 10, 2020 at Christ The King Catholic Church starting at 10am.
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