James "Mike" Findley, age 62 of Rhinelander, WI, died Saturday, July 17, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 8, 1948, in Blue Island, IL to Francis "Bill" and Margaret "Maggie" (Voorhees) Findley. Mike served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1972 and was known to his fellow soldiers as "Mad Dog". Earlier in life, he had worked for several years in the newspaper industry. Mike "the silver fox" was employed by Rapid Cab in Rhinelander and was a regular at Bernie's Bakery. He was a member of Nativity of Our Lord / St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rhinelander. Mike loved fishing, hunting, collecting guns, music, and football; especially supporting his Chicago Bears. Mike is survived by his fiancee, Andra Andrews of Rhinelander, WI; four children, Kelly Findley, Michael Findley, and Marie (Phil) Slowick all of Illinois, and Erin (Bob) Walker of Oconto, WI; a sister, Sharon Kirmse of Rolling Meadows, IL; and 13 grandchildren, Hannah, Lindsay, Emma, Natalie, Kiera, Michael Patrick "MP2", Destiny, Devin, Alison "Ali", Brett, Austin, Nolan, and Kayla. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, many friends, and his cat, Monkey. Mike was preceded in death by his parents, a brother-in-law, Bill Kirmse, and a nephew, Dustin Polinski. A memorial service for Mike will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 14, 2010, at the Carlson Funeral Home (715-369-1414 / www.carlsonfh.com) in Rhinelander; Deacon Ron Bosi officiating with a gathering time for family and friends beginning at 1:30 p.m. The family would like to thank the staff at Friendly Village; especially Corey for being a wonderful, caring, and compassionate nurse in a time of need as well as Ministry Homecare Hospice for the care given to Mike.
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