Full Obituary

BRENDA K. MIKKELSEN, age 46, of Glen Flora, WI, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Rusk County Memorial Hospital in Ladysmith, WI after a period of illness of approximately 2 years. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, August 15, 2014 at the Thorp Funeral Home, in Thorp, with Deacon Craig Voldberg officiating. Visitation will be held, on Friday, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Withee, WI.
Brenda Kathlene Wilke was born on November 11, 1967 in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Virgil A. and Ellen L. (Worstell) Wilke. As a young girl, Brenda moved with her family to Chili, WI where she was raised and attended school in Granton. After high school, Brenda enrolled in Chippewa Valley Technical College and became a Certified Nursing Assistant. She worked for many years prior to her disability at the Clark County Care Center in Owen. It was while working that she started to notice issues with her body and started to develop severe pains in her neck, feet, and back regions. She became disabled and had numerous medical issues related to the effects of the pain. Brenda met her life-partner through an online dating site and had been dating for nearly a year, and were engaged on October 8, 2006, and were united in marriage on July 14. 2007 at the Glen Flora Community Pavilion by Reverend Dave Willingham. They purchased a home approximately 6 blocks from where they were united as husband and wife, and resided there until her passing. Brenda was disabled and spent several hours conversing on the internet, playing arcade and karaoke games, and watching TV comedy shows and horror movies, and loving her pet dogs. She was a loving and supporting spouse to her husband, in times of need. Brenda taught us to open our eyes and try to live our lives to what it is like being disabled with all its obstacles and limitations.
Brenda is survived by her husband of 7 years Lucas Mikkelsen of Glen Flora, WI; 2 sons: Alexander Drinka of Chili, WI and Tyler Mohr (Connie Poeschel) of Neillsville, WI; a daughter: Ashley Mohr of Glen Flora, WI; her parents: Virgil and Ellen Wilke of Chili, WI; 3 brothers: Jim (Roxanne) Wilke, Arlyn Wilke, and Gary (Debbie) Wilke, all of Marshfield; one sister: Marlea (Tom) Ator of Loon Lake, WA; a brother-in-law: Bernard Mikkelsen and a sister-in-law: Diane Mikkelsen, both of Glen Flora, WI; and several pet doggies.
She was preceded in death by her brother: Brian Wilke; her sister: Barbara Jasmer, and her grandparents: Harley and Thelma Worstell, Otto Wilke, Nina (Wilke) Durbin, and Howard Durbin.