Matilda Coyne

February 8, 1936 - May 21, 2022

Matilda Reynolds Coyne, Born: 2/8/36, Deceased: 5/21/22 Matilda Reynolds, affectionately known as Tillie, was born in the small town of Mohill, Ireland in County Leitrim. She grew up in the country with her siblings and held a job bottling Guinness for the local brewery. At the age of 18 she told her family that she was coming to America and sought sponsorship from her cousin in New York. She took the journey across the pond and never looked back, however did visit her growing family regularly over the years. She met the love of her life, Steve Coyne, Jr. at an Irish dance and they married and settled in Plainview, Long Island. She worked for American Airlines in customer service for 10 years and was a stay at home mom once her son Stephen was born. Tillie was a wonderful mother and doted on Stephen. In 1990, the family moved to Mooresville, NC. Tillie made many friends and built lifelong relationships. She enjoyed having lunch at Wendy's with the "lunch bunch" and participating in activities at the Mooresville Citizen Center. She also LOVED spending time with her grandson, Kieran, every chance she got. Tillies favorite pastime was gardening and boy did she have a green thumb. Her yard was always the most gorgeous in the neighborhood and it did not go unrecognized. She was honored with the Town of Mooresville's Garden Club's yard of the month and proudly displayed that sign! Tillie is preceded in death by her parents, Matilda and Patrick, her brothers Ned, Michael and PJ and her loving husband Stephen Coyne, Jr. She leaves behind her son Stephen, wife Susan and adored grandson, Kieran, her sister Nancy and many nieces, nephews and friends. She is so loved and will be missed dearly. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, May 26, 2022 at St. Therese Catholic Church, Mooresville with Father Mark Lawlor officiating. Burial will follow the service at Glenwood Memorial Park, Mooresville. The broadcast can be accessed LIVE from this page on our website: https://www.sainttherese.net/mass-livestream Viewers should scroll down the page and click the arrow in the center of the StreamSpot viewer to start watching the stream (It will say "Live" in the upper left corner beginning at 10:57am). To access the broadcast after the funeral: The broadcast can also be watched from the Mass Livestream page on our website for 1 week after the funeral has ended. Viewers will need to click in the StreamSpot viewer, then click the option for "Previous Broadcasts." From there, use the arrows to scroll through the broadcasts to get to the funeral and then click the picture to play the broadcast. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her honor to Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County.