Mitchell L. 'Mitch' Morgan



Mitchell L. "Mitch" Morgan, 49, of Minocqua, formerly of Schofield, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, at Seasons of Life Hospice House in Woodruff after a five-month courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).


He was born June 6, 1958, in Ventura, Calif., son of Harven and Mary (Maahs) Morgan. Mitch married Bonnie Block on July 28, 1990, in Wittenberg.


He owned and operated MB Auto Care for many years. After working in the Schofield area, Mitch and his family moved to Minocqua where he operated a property maintenance business. He enjoyed NASCAR racing and attended many races. Mitch enjoyed racing stock cars at State Park Speedway. He enjoyed fishing, camping, snowmobiling, golfing, bowling, the Wisconsin Badgers, the Green Bay Packers, gardening and landscaping (anything to get his hands dirty).


Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Morgan of Minocqua; daughter, Sarah Block of Appleton; mother, Mary (Jon) Aton of Hatley; sister, Michelle (Mike) Miller of Weston; stepbrothers, Jon (Linda) Aton of New Richmond and Steve (Jenne) Aton of Red Granite; stepsisters, Sue (Jesse) Ortiz of Vallejo, Calif., and Julie Aton of Wausau; nieces, Jill (Chad Kees) Miller of Fond du Lac and Jamie Miller of Weston; and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father and both his paternal and maternal grandparents.


Funeral services will be at 6:30 p.m. today, Jan. 18, 2008, at Brainard Funeral Home-Everest Chapel, 5712 Memorial Court, Weston. The Rev. Carl Brewer will officiate. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.


In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ALS Association at alsa.org or Project ALS at projectals.org.


Online condolences at www.brainardfuneral.com.