FORMER AG TEACHER, WMMB REPRESENTATIVE PASSES
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 -- 11:43 AM
A former central Wisconsin agriculture teacher and regional program manager for the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board's Dairy Council has lost a year-long battle with cancer.Michelle Mielke of Colby passed away Sunday at the age of 49.
Mielke was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Prior to her job at WMMB, she worked as an ag instructor for Eau Claire Memorial and Colby High School and later became a horticulture agent and family nutrition educator for the Marathon County UW-Extension.
Michelle was a leader for Cherokee Chums 4-H Club and was a judge for various county fairs.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on March 25 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in the town of Eau Pleine.
Mielke was a frequent guest on our radio station.
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