Drs. E. Keith Michal, 91, and Elva (Tice) Michal, 90, Medina, OH
Drs. E. Keith Michal, 91, and Elva (Tice) Michal, 90, Medina, OH
Drs. E. Keith Michal, and Elva (Tice) Michal
MEDINA, OHIO - Drs. E, Keith Michal, 91, and Elva (Tice) Michal, 90, transitioned to eternal rest on October 8, 2023 and on October 12, 2023, respectively, in their home in Medina, Ohio. Both were natives of Kansas and met at Kansas Wesleyan College. They were married on April 15, 1956. They leave behind Elva's sister, Ruth Courier, children Scott (Barbara) Michal, Teraysa (Owen) Hannon, Todd (Debbie) Michal, and Kelly (Curtis) Davis, ten grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
Keith served as a pilot in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Following that, Keith taught neurophysiology courses in the allied medical school at the Ohio State University for 30 years. Elva taught private piano lessons, specializing in teaching disabled students, during the same time period. Additionally, they fostered many children in the Columbus, Ohio area. After their 'first' retirement, they moved to the Rio Grande Valley in Pharr, Texas and started The Pharr Community Outreach Project, The Pharr Literacy Project and Cultural Arts Center, and the Pharr Community Theater. Their driving purpose was to affect generational change for families in need and to benefit the communities in which they lived. In their second retirement in Medina, Ohio, they began several arts programs at Western Reserve Masonic Community that were aimed at enriching the lives of Alzheimer patients.
Elva and Keith (Grandpa & Grandma as they were lovingly referred to by their students and family) will never be forgotten by those who knew them, appreciated them and loved them.
A celebration of life service will be held in Medina, Ohio at the Medina United Methodist Church, and live-streamed on Facebook. The date and time will be communicated on Elva's Facebook page, A later private service to inter the ashes will take place in Beloit, Kansas in the spring. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in their honor to either the Rio Grande Valley Literacy Center or the Pharr Community Theater, (https:// www.rgvliteracycenter.org/ donations-donaciones) (https: 7