Vi Mutchler, age 97 a lifelong resident of Kenosha, died Thursday September 26th, 2024, at the Hospice Alliance Hospice House in Pleasant Prairie.
Born on August 13th, 1927, in Kenosha she was the daughter of the late Johan and Dorothea (Niesen) Johansen.
She was educated in the schools of Kenosha.
On November 20th, 1944, she married Earl Francis Mutchler in Waukegan IL. He would precede her in death.
She was a member of the Danish Sisterhood. She loved riding her stationary bike, riding it somedays twice a day. She also liked sitting on her deck swinging on the glider. She was very involved in her neighborhood and was considered the unofficial “Ambassador” of the neighborhood. She loved the road trips up north with family.
She is survived by one son; Robert Earl Mutchler; one daughter Karen Hensgen and three grandchildren; Christopher DeGuire, Gregory (Lorie) DeGuire and Joe Hensgen.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her daughter, Sandra DeGuire, one brother Robert Johansen, and two sisters, Ella Petersen and Jayne Zieth.
Private grave side services will be held at Sunset Ridge Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Parkinson’s Foundation in honor of Jayne Zieth would be appreciated.
