Barbara Anne Coyle-Miller

Barbara Coyle Miller, a devoted mother, grandmother, great‑grandmother, wife and community member, died on August 5, 2026, in Ventura, California, at the age of 86. She was born on March 13, 1940, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the second of eight Quinlan siblings, and was the daughter of Catherine (née Gignac) and Frank Quinlan. After graduating from Kennedy Collegiate High School, she married Robert Coyle; together they raised four children and moved from LaSalle to Southern California in 1977. Barbara built a career as a buyer for notable firms, later retiring and marrying Don Miller. She enjoyed golf, dancing, and participation in the Oxnard Elks Campers, and was an active member of the Padre Serra Parish. She is survived by her brothers Michael and Joseph Quinlan, her sister Mary Lou Quinlan, her children Chris and Juanita Coyle, Kelly Coty and Cathy Abarca, and her grandchildren Jesse, Catherine, Victoria, Alexandria, Max, Audrey, Mallory, Nicole and Natalie, as well as great‑grandchildren Hugo, Louie, Sara, Christopher, Angel, Amythest, Sam, Luca, Dean, Leonie, Otto, Marlene, Noah, Case, Nora, Rhys, Jesse and Robyn. She was predeceased by her husbands Robert Coyle and Don Miller, her son Dean Coyle, and her parents Catherine and Frank Quinlan.