Richard “Rick” E. Mellantine

Passed into Eternal Life on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at age 77. Beloved father of Shawn Mellantine, Mark (Lynn) Mellantine and Ronnie (Debra) Mellantine. Proud grandfather of Shelby (Kyle) Poquette, Stacy (Hayden Wage) Mellantine and Adeline Mellantine. Dear brother of Karen Cooper. Further survived by Maxine Mellantine, other relatives and dear friends. Preceded in death by his parents, Allan and Ann Mellantine, his brother, Allan Mellantine and his sister, Gail Wagner.

Rick was a heat-treater at Harley Davidson for 30 years and liked that he was “30 and out” to retiree while he could still be active and enjoy retirement. Over the years he had many different motorcycles, enjoyed fixing them up and teaching his sons to ride. He also liked fixing up cars; and getting new cars. Rick was very active, walking often and loved to ride his bike everyday, rain or shine.

He loved being “up north” and spent a significant amount of time up north camping with his RV and sitting around many campfires telling stories and talking about the stars. Most days he would go on a walk on the nature trails, taking time to read all the trail signs and learn about the trees. He taught his kids and later grandkids about the trees, often testing them along the way. The family remembers that trails in the Nicolet National Forest always had a wooden sign which he would stop to read every time.

Memorial Gathering at Krause Funeral Home, 12401 West National Avenue, New Berlin, Wisconsin, Saturday, February 12th from 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM with a Celebration of Life Service at 3:00 PM.