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In Memory

James Mills

James Mills

James

James "Jim" Mills

Wednesday, September 1st, 1943 - Monday, February 27th, 2023

 

James “Jim” H. Mills, 79 years old of Mount Pleasant, WI passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, at Ridgewood Care Cente

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He was born in Kenosha, WI on September 1, 1943, to the late Henry and Helen (Grade) Mills. He attended and graduated from Bradford High School in 1961 and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from UW Madison. He was a computer technician for many companies throughout the years. He married Carole Gemig on March 10, 1984. They nearly celebrated 39 years together.

Jim was an avid tennis, golf and cribbage player. He liked to ride his bicycle and motorcycle. He was always asking “Where we going out to eat?” He was a tad competitive playing mini golf and loved to be around his family. His children and grandchildren were his biggest accomplishments.

Along with his wife, Carole Mills, he is survived by his children, Andy (Sarah) Mills, Kerrie Heinko, and Rich Mills; stepchildren, Kelly (Eric) Drucks, Brian (Sarah) Kriederman, and Jon (Holly) Kriederman; grandchildren, Claire and Helen Mills, Nick, Mike and Matt Drucks, Cole and Ethan Kriederman, and Dustin Skorupinski; and his “sister-cousin” Dr. Julia Strand.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister Bonnie Flynn.

Memorial visitation will be held at Proko Funeral Home on Saturday March 11, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at Noon. Interment will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, memorials appreciated to the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin, 10909 W Greenfield Ave Ste 201, West Allis, WI 53214.

 
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03/03/23 08:59 PM #2    

Kathleen (Kitty) Wells (Virmani)

I always was very fond of Jim.  I remember him not from high school but from Lincoln Elementary.  He frequently said or did something humorous to disrupt the class and made everyone laugh except for the teacher.  I thought of him as the class clown in a good sort of way.   I hope he kept that sense of humor all his life.  I'm sad to see he has passed away.  It looks like he led a very fulfilling life with children and grandchildren who brought him great joy.  


03/04/23 06:32 AM #3    

Charles Limpert

a good person. I played a lot of tennis with him. He lived close to Lincoln Park so we saw each other on the courts frequently. My sympathy to family.

 

 


03/04/23 11:48 AM #4    

William Whyte

Jim was the classic "nice guy". He was always engaging whenever I would see he and Carole. My sympathy to Carole and the family.


03/04/23 11:49 AM #5    

John Sturino

Another classmate has passed, so sorry to read of Jim's passing.  First met Jim at Lincoln, was always liked by everyone.My condolences to his family.


03/04/23 12:11 PM #6    

Sheryl LaFayette

So sorry to hear of Jim's passing. I remember him from Lincoln Jr. High. Sending love and light to his family. 


03/04/23 01:45 PM #7    

Jean Munger (Ainsworth)

Jim and I were in the same home room so I spent lots of time talking with him. He became involved in the AFS program and was very good friends with our exchange student from Buenos Aires, Hector. So sorry to hear this news! My condolences to his wife and family.


03/04/23 03:16 PM #8    

Jack Minski

Our deepest condolences to Carole and the entire Mills family.  Early on Jim sat right behind me in home room during high school.  I really got to know Jim until we met at the Wisconsin Club in The Villages.   Many Great Times and many, many laughs were had while dining out and Clubing while they were living here in Florida.  Wishing Carole and the entire Mills the Very Best!! God Bless Jim.  Jack Minski

 

 

 


03/06/23 12:20 AM #9    

James Roy

  • To the Mills family "When someone as special as Jim dies, the grief feels unbearable. Just know Jim's legacy will live on through the many lives he touched. Jim was a great human being, great personality, kind friendly. always ready to laugh.  Jim will always be a cherished member of the RED DEVIL cross country team.

  • God Love you Al,l,   Jim Roy


03/06/23 04:47 PM #10    

Henry Hartnek

So sorry to hear of Jim's pasing. I remember him as a really nice guy and fun to be around. My sincere condolences to his family. 


03/06/23 06:43 PM #11    

Thomas Sorensen

Jim and I were inseparable from 1961 to 1968, mostly in Madison. We lived together for two plus years during that period, and I recall we never stopped laughing. He was usually up to some hijinks that normally involved tricking someone regarding just about anything. At times we narrowly avoided a night or two in the brig as we pushed the envelope just for the laugh. He loved to pretend he was someone else, Herman Zinkdipper was one of his favorites, and he would either speak in a German accent, or what I supposed was actually German. Zinkdipper was a plumber and he would clean your zink like no one else. Being single and charming as he was he often used various ruses to attract the ladies, not that he needed a ruse, he just liked the excitement of it. Once he had his eye on the girl across the street, who he did not know. He decided that if I threw a  snowball through her window he could chase me down and take me back by the collar and force me to pay for the broken window. Then I will be the hero he said. When after 30 snowballs that did not work,  he had me let the air out of her tire, so he could come along and fix the tire, hero again. She drove all the way to work on a flat tire. Jim always liked a scheme of some sort, it suited his playful sense of humor. Another time he had me imitate him, on the phone, and he would feed me lines to tell his priest who was also his boss when he taught history at a Catholic High School. For Jim that was immeasurably more fun that a simple direct conversation. Another time he had me playing the role of a psychiatrist, and yet another time talked me into keeping one eye closed at a party all night to see if anyone would ask me about it, no one did. One of his schemes got me evicted from my apartment during finals my senior year, as he imitated me just a little too well.  We laughed our way through college and beyond. What some may not know is that he was an excellent pianist, as was his mother. A pretty fair mechanic, always souping up his motorcycle to get the most out of the acceleration rush. He was a superb writer, in the Mark Twain fashion of social satire; I am convinced he could have been very successful as a writer had he chosen that route. As life happens I left Wisconsin and Jim and I saw little of each other for many years. He wrote long handwritten letters about his life and finally when he found the absolute love of his life, Carol. Jim lived his life to the fullest. Those memories, and others, are the source of many smiles, that is his legacy for me.


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