Michael T. Fennell

Michael T. Fennell, 56 of Fenelton, passed away on Tuesday evening, May 12, 2026 at Butler Memorial Hospital. Born in Kittanning on March 2, 1970, he was the son of the late James A. Fennell and Janet Kay Lias Fennell. Mike graduated from Butler High School in 1988 and Butler County Vo-Tech in Heating and Refrigeration. Mike worked for the former Food Arena during High School. Mike enlisted in the United States Army in July of 1988 and served til July of 1993 earning the rank of Staff Segreant. After returning home from the service, Mike worked for the former Eljer plant in Ford City and Wise Business Forms in Butler. He moved to Lancaster County in 1998, being employed by Cadmus Communications and Case New Holland Distribution Center in Mountville. He enjoyed helping his sister at her Subway in Stonemill Plaza, before moving back to Western PA in 2020. Mike was a member of the Foresters of America; Chicora Moose, VFW Post 7073 in Parker, American Legion Post 0488, Bendy's Bend and former member of the Happy Hunters Sportsmens Club. Mike was known as "Pittsburgh Mike" while living in Lancaster County, a diehard fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mike's favorite truck was the Chevy S-10 and drove them the majority of his adult life. Mike enjoyed playing baseball during his youth, fishing and hunting. He was proud of the title Uncle Mike to his sister's many dachshunds throughout the years. He enjoyed feeding and taking care of stray cats. Mike will be dearly missed by his mother, Janet K. Fennell of Fenelton and his sister, Melanie B. Scheid of Lancaster, aunts, cousins and friends. Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend Mike's funeral service on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 11AM from the Hile Funeral Home, 339 Chicora-Fenelton Road, Chicora, PA. Friends will be received at the funeral home on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 from 6PM to 8PM. Interment will be held in the Worthington Lutheran Cemetery, Worthington, PA. Please omit flowers, memorial remembrances may be made in Mike's memory to the Fenelton United Methodist Church, PO Box 38, Fenelton, PA 16034. Funeral Services are under the direction of his sister, Melanie B. Scheid.

Michael T. Fennell

March 2, 1970 - May 12, 2026