Ervin James Mieden (Erv) born May 20, 1931, died peacefully in his sleep on April 6, 2016, at the Veteran’s Hospital in Madison after a long illness.

Memorial services will be hosted by his children on Friday, May 20 from 3-7 p.m. at the Godager Pratt Funeral Home, 710 N Wisconsin Ave., Muscoda, WI 53573.  Their website is www.prattfuneralservice.com.

Funeral service will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 307 Spring St, Kendall, WI 54638 at 11 a.m. the following day, May 21.  Inurnment of ashes will follow at the Glendale Cemetery adjacent to the church. A reception will be immediately after at the Grain House, 208 W South Railroad St. in Kendall. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be written to “The Family of Ervin Mieden,” for a memorial to be shared with the Victora Riverside Park in Muscoda and the Barneveld American Legion Hall of which Erv was a 30-year member.

For the complete obituary, please see the May 12, 2016 issue of the Muscoda Progressive.