Rev. Michael M. Doyle, O.S.M., (Col. Lawrence J. Doyle, USAFR) died on October 2, 2024, age of 86, a solemn professed friar and priest of the Order of Friar Servants of Mary (Servites). Born May 24, 1938 in Chicago, IL, son of the late Lawrence and Anne (Sheehan) Doyle entered the Servite Order in Granville, WI in 1956. He professed solemn vows in 1962. He was ordained a priest in Rome in 1965. He served in parish and education ministries in Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin. He served in Province Leadership in various capacities.

Fr. Doyle volunteered for the Hillside Fire Dept., as Chaplain in the Chicago Fire Dept, and for 25 years was an active and reserved duty Chaplain with the USAF. He retired in 1998 as Colonel.

Fr. Michael was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Patrick. He is survived by his sisters Anne Marie Templin and Maureen Reynolds, nieces, nephews and grand-nieces.

Funeral services at Assumption Church, 323 W. Illinois St., Chicago. Visitation on Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be in the Servite section, Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside, IL.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Fr. Doyle's memory to the Order of Friar Servants of Mary, 3121 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60612. Arrangements entrusted to Thomas Ahern, Funeral Director. For info 708-420-2059.