Michael Finley Schmidley

Passed away peacefully with family at his side on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at age 82.  Preceded in death by his first wife and mother of his children, Frances (nee Kunz), and his second wife, Kathryn (nee Miller).  Loving father of Mary (Larry) Gold, Marguerite (Brad) Wolfe, Alfred (Tsung-Wei Lai) Schmidley, and George (Jacqueline) Schmidley.  Stepfather of Eric Miller (Andreas Pribil).  Proud and devoted grandpa of Robert (Katie) Gold, Meghan (David) Gold, Joshua (Patton), Sean (Emily), Brandon (Sylvia), Jacob (Emily), Jonathan, the late Adam Wolfe, the late Hannah, Emma, and Jonah Schmidley.  Great grandpa of Siiri, Finley, Georgia, Tucker, and Michael.  Dear brother of Allen (the late Arlene) Schmidley, D’Angelica Miriam Uri, Marlene (Michael) Jaskaniec, and Mareta (Peter) Van Rens.  Mike will be missed by many loving relatives and friends. Mike graduated from the UW Platteville with a B.S. Degree in Industrial Arts and Mathematics.  He went on to complete two Masters Degrees in Education and Educational Psychology. He worked 34 years in education as a Math Teacher and a Guidance Counselor.  Mike had many varied interests from gardening, hunting, fishing, bowling, golfing, woodworking, and travel.  Mike traveled all 4 directions in the United States and in retirement, traveled to Taiwan, China, 8 countries in Europe, Australia, and also Israel, Jordan, and Egypt. Memorials Appreciated to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission.

Visitation at Krause Funeral Home 21600 W. Capitol Dr. Brookfield, WI  Sunday, November 4^th from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.  Funeral Service at 3:00 PM.  Private Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Janesville, WI.