Tyler Daniel Cole Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Tyler Daniel Cole, 33, of Traverse City died June 30, 2019. Tyler was born on June 14, 1986 in Laconia, New Hampshire to Bradley and Melody (Green) Cole. Tyler graduated from Port Huron Northern High School in 2004. He worked as a cartographer in the family business, performing a variety of technical services for the aerial mapping industry. In his younger years he enjoyed outdoor activities that included skate boarding, baseball, soccer and basketball. More recently he enjoyed physical fitness, running and weight lifting. He also liked to watch movies, especially comedies, and was busy honing his musical skills on the acoustic guitar. Tyler married his love and best friend Kaitlyn Traeger on January 10, 2017, after having met in Traverse City and dating for the previous 8 years. He fondly referred to her as Kait. They loved each other deeply. He and Kaitlyn enjoyed spending time outdoors with activities that included bicycling, hiking, camping and grilling enormous well seasoned steaks on their home BBQ. Tyler is survived by his parents Brad and Melody; sisters Tarah (Michael) Walker and Alexandra (Arthur) Bukowski; nephew Graham Walker and niece Nora Bukowski; paternal grandparents Daniel and Jean Cole; Grandmother Lois (Dave) Hunwick, maternal great aunts Carole (Jack) Fueslein and Sharon (Sherwood) Palmateer; Uncles Stephen (Shelley) Green and Joel Heron; Aunts Marlene (Pete) Edwards, Carlene (Dustin) Beals, Jody (Tim) Stephenson and Stacy (Paul) Zimmer; cousin Rachel Zimmer, best friend Cory Lorenzen and many other family members and friends. Tyler was preceded in death by his wife Kaitlyn; maternal grandparents Loyde and Laurene Green and maternal aunt Melinda Green. Visitation will be held on Friday July 12, 2019 from 5 to 7 pm at the Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home. The service will be held on Saturday July 13, 2019 at 3:00 pm with visitation one hour prior also at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial contributions directed to the Third Level Crisis Center, located in Traverse City, MI. Online donations may be made at: https://www.cfsnwmi.org/donate

Tyler Daniel Cole

June 14, 1986 - June 30, 2019