Michael David Monday, 60, of the city of Butler, passed away on Wednesday, January 6th 2021 at Butler Hospital after a short illness.
Born on April 23, 1960 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Nicholas A. Monday and the late Patricia F. “Patsy” (Donati) Monday.
Michael graduated from Butler High School, class of 1979, and from Edinboro University in 1984 with a degree in Business.
Michael was honored to be the third generation to operate and co-own Monday’s Shoes in downtown Butler, he took great pride to bring quality goods and personal fitting to his clients. Michael loved fitting a child’s first pair of walking shoes and the child loved how Michaels made it special with his infectious smile and excitement. He retired from the store the end of 2020. Early in his career he was active in the Downtown Butler Assoc. helping with events and the annual hanging of the Christmas lights. He was a member of St. Michaels Church.
On July 4th, 1992, he married the love of his life, Karen (Humphreys) Monday. This would become the shoe store’s week for family vacations, always over the fourth of July holiday. This began their love of traveling. They would travel at first searching for antiques, and then for the fun of traveling to new places. Michael loved meeting new people, watching the fireworks from all over the country but his favorites being Bar Harbor, Maine, Knab, Utah, Battleboro, Vermont and Charleston, West Virginia. It was a goal in retirement to visit as many National Parks as they could and to travel and camp with his cousin and husband Judy and Bob Meyers.
His greatest enjoyment came from being with his family and friends. (and friends soon became like family), Michael loved sitting around a campfire or on the deck talking about the Steelers, sites he saw while traveling and what National Park he and Karen would try next. Michaels glowing smile and his excitement to see you and greet you will be missed by so many.
Michael is survived by his wife of 28 years, Karen, his father Nick Monday, two brothers and their wives, Christopher (Barb) Monday, Peter (Denise) Monday both of Butler. His mother-in-law, Carol (Nulph) Humphreys McEvoy, of Butler, two brothers-in-law and their wives, Rick (Mollie) Humphreys of Oklahoma and Ed (Sandy) Humphreys of Washington state, very special friends, Michael J and Terri Katula and their son, Michael G. Katula and Ken and Sandy Cook and their daughter Sarah Cook, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
No public visitation.
A private Panychyda will be held at the convenience of the family, with the Rev. Father Douglas Lorance, Pastor of St. Michael’s Ukr. Cat. Church, officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in memory of Michael’s life, to the Society of St. Vincent DePaul, 146 North Monroe Street, Butler, PA 16001 or to the Butler County Humane Society, 1015 Evans City Rd, Renfrew, PA 16053.
Online condolences may be made at www.thompson-miller.com.