Mildred H. (Midge) Mitchell of Chelsea, Michigan, formerly of Okemos, Michigan, died Dec. 14, 2014 at the Towsley Village of the Chelsea Retirement Community.
She was born on Sixth Street in Columbus, Ohio on Jan. 9, 1920, the youngest daughter of William D. and Iva Ruth (Whitney) Gilsdorf. Midge moved to Chelsea in 2004 from Okemos where she had lived since 1952 coming from Cincinnati, Ohio.
She loved sports of all kinds and played basketball in high school and was a devoted Detroit Tigers and MSU fan. By her own words, her mission in life was “to be a devoted wife and mother”, and she was.
She married the love of her life Herman G. (Mitch) Mitchell in Columbus, Ohio on Aug. 19, 1939, and he preceded her in death on May 24, 1991. She loved to play golf and was member of the Country Club of Lansing for almost sixty years and was a member of the CCL Bowling Team.
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