James Ivan Mielke

James I. "Jim" Mielke, Of Mukwonago passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at the age of 90 years. He was a proud World War II Army Veteran and a retired Staff Sargent in the National Guard. Jim was a member of the American Legion Post 375 in Mukwonago. He started the Mielke Water Conditioning Company in the early 1960's in Waukesha; this later became the Water Doctors. Jim also has worked at the Westhaven Veterans Hospital in Waukesha and later as an Engineering Stewart at Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Hospital. He became a pilot and learned to fly Seaplane Planes and even took stunt flying. Jim will be missed by his children, Jeff (Susan) Mielke, George Mielke and Pamela (Mike Pankonien) Wundrow; grandchildren, Tracee (Anthony) Brooks, Ryan (Sunny) Wundrow, Nick Mielke, Megan (Jeff) Jilling, Michael (Jassy) Mielke, Andrea (Gabriel)Wahhab and James (fiancé, Mel Nugent) Mielke; great-grandchildren, Devonte' Johnson, Lucy Wundrow, Amelia Brooks, Edlyn Wundrow, Ivan Brooks and Sybella Wahhab; great-great-grandchild, Peighton and two on the way. He is further survived by his most beloved & cherished special lady friend, Carolyn Dulka of over 20 yrs; Sister-in-law, Virginia Krohn; Step-children, Kathy(Paul) Vincent, Chris (Lee) Krumbach, David (Cathy) Meress and the late Mike (Beckie) Meress and 16 step-grandchildren; special neighbors, Dan & Marjean Hedrich and Gary Kjell; other relatives and friends. Jim was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy May Krohn and second wife, Marian Meress; siblings, Fern, Clyde "Butch", Robert and Lee Mielke. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. The memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Cesarz, Charapata & Zinnecker Funeral Home, 237 N. Moreland Blvd. Waukesha, WI 53188. Full Military Honors to follow. Entombment will take place at Southern WI Veterans Memorial Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Jim's name to: USO of Wisconsin, 750 N. Lincoln Memorial Dr. Suite 407, Milwaukee, WI 53202 or Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund Attn: CONTRIBUTIONS One Intrepid Square W 46th Street & 12th Ave. New York, NY 10036 or HAWS, PO Box 834, Waukesha, WI 53188 or HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS, 6 Main Street, Taunton, MA 02780, appreciated.