Michael Edward Zirnhelt
February 3, 1958 – April 7, 2021

Michael Edward Zirnhelt, 63, of Lothian, MD, passed away on April 7, 2021 at Anne Arundel Medical Center with his wife, daughter, and son in-law by his side. He was born February 3, 1958 to Edward and Ruth Zirnhelt and was raised on Broadwater Creek in Churchton, MD. Mike graduated from Southern High School in Harwood, MD. He met his high school sweetheart Robin Christine Cox in 1973 and they married on March 15, 1980, and were married for 41 years. Mike retired from Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works in 2019 after 35 years of service. During his tenure, he worked as a Pumping Station Operator, Tractor Trailer Driver, Heavy Equipment Operator and retired as Supervisor of the Millersville Landfill. He loved operating all types of heavy equipment and was a master at it. Mike enjoyed working in his yard on his John Deere Tractor, gardening, crabbing, NASCAR, watching the History channel, cooking, baking, and spending time with his family and friends.
Mike is survived by his beloved wife Robin, daughter Amber Jacobs (Chuck) of Dunkirk, his mother Ruth Phipps Zirnhelt of Churchton, sister in-law Joyce Amaker (Robert) of Owings, niece Debora Sines of Middletown, nephews Todd Cox of Lothian and Jim Dorsey of Port Republic, and great nieces Brittany Moore of Leonardtown, Samantha Amaker of Bel Alton and Victoria and Savannah Sines of Middletown, MD. He is also survived by his grand-pups Bentley & Stella, whom he cherished spending time with.
He was preceded in death by his father Edward Zirnhelt, his in-laws Teddy and Marguerite Cox, brother in-laws Teddy, Jr. and William “Billy” Cox, sister in-law Linda “Sue” Dorsey and nephew Robert “Bobby” Amaker.
Services are Private.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Michael’s name may be made to the American Heart Association or American Diabetes Association.
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Robin, I am so sorry for your loss. Mike was so young. I am praying GOD will give you the strength you need to get thru this. I truly Believe that the Sun will shine brightly once again in your heart, Because LOVE lives forever!
I am here for you always.
Robin and family, my sincere condolences for your loss. With just losing my dear Dad, I am overwhelmed with sadness knowing how unbearable these next days and months will be. I know that Mike will be missed every minute of every day, and I know what a wonderful, close family you are. My prayers are with you 🙏🏻 Dottie and family
I am so sorry to hear of Mike’s passing. I worked with him at the landfill. He was the supervisor I turned to for help, advice, and every day little things that came up. He was smart, generous and had a great way of handling life. He will be missed by many.
My beloved Michael ~ I will hold you in my heart forever! I have never felt so much pain in my life and it is hard for me to accept you are gone. I am so grateful Amber, Chuck, and I were by your side when you took your last breath. We love you and I just don’t know what I am going to do without you. I will always love you.
Dear Robin and family – I’m so sorry for your loss. I pray God’s Peace and Love will comfort your hearts during this very difficult time. May the love you shared as ‘one’ give you the strength needed for the coming hours, months and years ahead.
Hi Robin,
I am so very sorry to hear of the loss of your husband, Mike. My prayers are with you and your whole family during this difficult time. Please accept my heartfelt condolences for the loss of your beloved husband.
With my deepest sympathy,
Jackie Brown
Dear Robin and family: My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. You and your family have my deepest sympathy. May the love you two shared, memories and times spent together become your comfort. Let God guide your path to healing.
Robin, Amber and Chuck, My thoughts and prayers are with you at this most difficult and sad time. Mike was a great friend and neighbor for all of these last 30 or so years. I could always count on him. He will be missed by so very many. Try to take some comfort in knowing that he is with his pals Bonzo and little Butch and him and his Dad are making great plans for a garden for God………………..Don Sutherland.
Robin, We are very sorry for the loss of your dear husband. There are a lot of people grieving with you. Mike touched everyone with a kind and caring spirit. We are fortunate to have known him, as he made a big difference in the lives of many. His love will live on through you, Amber and the family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Mike always made life interesting and questioned everything. I have a lot of great memories from working along side him at the Landfill and will miss his twisted sense of humor. This world will not be the same without him.
Thoughts and prayers to you and family.
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Robin, I am so sorry for your loss. Mike was so young. I am praying GOD will give you the strength you need to get thru this. I truly Believe that the Sun will shine brightly once again in your heart, Because LOVE lives forever!
I am here for you always.
Robin and family, my sincere condolences for your loss. With just losing my dear Dad, I am overwhelmed with sadness knowing how unbearable these next days and months will be. I know that Mike will be missed every minute of every day, and I know what a wonderful, close family you are. My prayers are with you 🙏🏻 Dottie and family
I am so sorry to hear of Mike’s passing. I worked with him at the landfill. He was the supervisor I turned to for help, advice, and every day little things that came up. He was smart, generous and had a great way of handling life. He will be missed by many.
Robin and Amber the love Mike had will get u through this time. Will never forget the kindest he had for myself and Nolan.
Robin, I am so very sorry for your loss. My prayers and thoughts go out to you, Amber, and the entire family. Your family at PGCPS are keeping you in our hearts.
Robin,
I’m so sorry to hear of Mike passing. My heart goes out to you, and Amber. I know you two had a special bond, he was your rock.
My beloved Michael ~ I will hold you in my heart forever! I have never felt so much pain in my life and it is hard for me to accept you are gone. I am so grateful Amber, Chuck, and I were by your side when you took your last breath. We love you and I just don’t know what I am going to do without you. I will always love you.
Robin I’m so sorry ! Petie and I just heard ! We send our love and prayers to you and Amber at this difficult time !
Love
Jody &Petie
I’m sorry for the loss of your husband, In the coming days lean on Gods strength and he’ll carry you and your family through this life journey. I’m praying for you.
Teresa Charles/Payroll Office
Dear Robin and family – I’m so sorry for your loss. I pray God’s Peace and Love will comfort your hearts during this very difficult time. May the love you shared as ‘one’ give you the strength needed for the coming hours, months and years ahead.
Hi Robin,
I am so very sorry to hear of the loss of your husband, Mike. My prayers are with you and your whole family during this difficult time. Please accept my heartfelt condolences for the loss of your beloved husband.
With my deepest sympathy,
Jackie Brown
Dear Robin and family: My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. You and your family have my deepest sympathy. May the love you two shared, memories and times spent together become your comfort. Let God guide your path to healing.
Robin, so very sorry to hear about Mike. Please know my prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.
Robin,
So sorry to hear of Mike’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. 🙏🏻
Robin, so sorry on the passing of Mike, my prayers and thoughts are with you, Amber and Chuck. Through this difficult times let the love you shared be your comfort. Mike was a wonderful, kind man.
My dearest Robin,
Just wanted to let you know I’m thinking of you, praying for you
and grieving with you and your family. May God be with you and
your family. Call me anytime.
Robin, Amber and Chuck, My thoughts and prayers are with you at this most difficult and sad time. Mike was a great friend and neighbor for all of these last 30 or so years. I could always count on him. He will be missed by so very many. Try to take some comfort in knowing that he is with his pals Bonzo and little Butch and him and his Dad are making great plans for a garden for God………………..Don Sutherland.
I’m so sorry to here of Mike’s
Passing, I also worked with Mike at the landfill. So many good memories to hold onto . Mike will surely be missed by all.
Robin, We are very sorry for the loss of your dear husband. There are a lot of people grieving with you. Mike touched everyone with a kind and caring spirit. We are fortunate to have known him, as he made a big difference in the lives of many. His love will live on through you, Amber and the family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Robin, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. The love your husband had for you is something that can never be taken away. Hold on to his memories and know that he is always with you.
Sorry for your loss. May God bless you with comfort and peace.
Anna Chester
Robin & Family ,
No words I can offer will make this hurt go away ,
Just know I will keep all close in my thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time .
RIP Mike
Mike always made life interesting and questioned everything. I have a lot of great memories from working along side him at the Landfill and will miss his twisted sense of humor. This world will not be the same without him.
Thoughts and prayers to you and family.
Robin, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Mike will be in your heart and memories forever and will be deeply missed. Wishing you and your family strength and peace at this difficult time.
Ms. Robin, my condolences to you and your entire family. I’m praying for God to comfort you during this difficult time. Sending you love from the Huff family.
Robin,
I’m so sorry for your loss. Sending you and your family my sincere condolences. My prayers are with you.
Condolences to you and your family
Me and Mike worked together. What a good friend and coworker relationship we had.
Mike will be missed by so many. He was one funny man! RIP my friend
Mike and his family are in my thoughts and prayers. To Mike’s family, so sorry for your loss, my sincere condolences. We were coworkers for about 10 years, 15 years ago. Mike is obviously missed by many already.
Mike, you will be missed by many. We were great friends in school. I’ll always remember that awesome smile you always had on your face. Rest In Peace my friend. Your in Gods hands now. 🌹🙏🏻❤️
Robin and family,
I was so sad to here about Mike.
My heart and prays go out to you and your family.
With love your friend from High School. Paula Faucette ( Bast)💕