Douglas Lewin Avery

Douglas Lewin Avery, age 74 of Toledo, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family, on July 14, 2023. He was born to Leonard and Gertrude (Grimes) Avery on April 25, 1949. He was a graduate of St. Francis de Sales High School and attended the Ohio State University and the University of Toledo. Doug married his high school sweetheart, Josette Baird, on March 22, 1968 and together they raised 6 children. He spent his career working as an Operations Manager for Carolina Freight for 30 years and then went on to work for North Star Steel, until the time of his retirement. Doug enjoyed woodworking, coaching little league football and golfing. He even had a hole in one! Doug was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Michael; brother, Larry; nephew, Larry Jr.; sister, Kym Callis, sister-in-law, Pam Avery. He is survived by his loving wife, Josette; children, Doug (Elizabeth) Avery, Heather (Dean) Jankulovski, Jenny (Ed) Wilkinson, Kristin (Scott) Francis, Brian (Brandy) Avery and Chris (Jessica) Avery; grandchildren, Alex (Shelby) Avery, Allison (Murphy) Mahoney, Alyssa (Aaron) Merrick, Adam (Jessica) Avery, Danielle Achinger, Chelsea (Mike) Gautz, Josh (Lauren) Achinger, Taylor Achinger, Noah Achinger and Sophie Achinger, Samantha (Santos) Carbajal, Jacob and Jordan Wilkinson, Emma, Owen and Adelle and Camille Francis, Kai, Gunnar and Ana Avery, Emilee, Colton and Cayden Avery; great-grandchildren, Emmalyn, Logan, Andrew, Madelyn, Barrett, Violet, Avalon, Toby, Juliet, Gabriel and 2 on the way! Also surviving are his sisters, Dianne (Bob) Sradeja, Sandy (Mike) Bauder and Nancy (Jeff) Wagner; brother, Mike Avery and sister-in-law, MaryAnn Avery. Friends may visit at the Coyle Funeral Home, 1770 S. Reynolds Rd., on Monday, July 24th from 2:00-8:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, July 25th at St. John the Baptist Church, 5153 Summit St., Toledo, OH 43611, at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be private. Memorials may take the form of contributions to the Toledo Area Alzheimer's Association or St. Francis de Sales High School. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Promedica Home Hospice for their compassionate care. Please view and sign our online "guest registry" at CoyleFuneralHome.com

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Douglas Lewin Avery

April 25, 1949 - July 14, 2023