Earl William Mylrea

1928 - 2025

Earl Mylrea

Earl William Mylrea, son of Chauncey and Louise (Friede) Mylrea, Reedsburg, age 96 passed on to Heaven on January 2nd. He was born on March 21, 1928 in Rock Springs, Wisconsin. Although diagnosed with polio in 1946, it never stopped him. Earl graduated from Dunwoody Institute of Technology and married his high school sweetheart in 1949. He was president and founder of Academy Electric, Inc., an electrical contracting company, in 1962 in Madison, working alongside his wife, Marian, and retired in 1988.

Earl was a member of the National Electrical Contractors Association, Madison Builders Association (awarded associate of the year), Wisconsin Builders Association, Kilowatt Club, Illumination Engineering Society, Licensed Design Professional of Electrical Systems, State of Wisconsin Electrical Code Board, Monona Grove Businessmen, East Side Businessmen, Boy Scouts, 4 Lakes Yacht Club, Lake Wisconsin Country Club, and Lake Worth, Florida Country Club, and the Manx Society of Wisconsin. He served on committees and the board of Lake Edge Lutheran Church, Madison, and the building committee of Ascension Lutheran Church, Boyton Beach, FL, where they wintered.

Earl enjoyed many years of traveling, hunting and fishing throughout the nation and world with family, friends, the Friendship Force and Elder Hostel. Golf, cards, snowmobiling, Packer and Badger football and hockey games and helping others with repairs were favorite pastimes. Earl and Marian attended the first and second Superbowl and Ice Bowl. In his later years, he loved deep sea fishing in Florida. The highlight of Earl's life has been his 72-year marriage with Marian, his family, friends, and the parties they had together.

Earl is survived by his sons, Steve (Lesley) and David (Trudy); daughters, Sharon (Therese) Mylrea and MariLyn (David) LeFeber; grandchildren, Darren (Heather) Mylrea, Gavin (Viktoryia) Mylrea, Amanda (Pete) Jacobson, Michael (Denise) Mylrea, Samuel (Adrianne) Mylrea, Melinda (Matt) Freeland, Elizabeth (Ryan) Bowser, Jonathan (Serena) LeFeber; great-grandchildren Jack, Alex and Henry Jacobson, Shoshanna, Levi and Ariela Mylrea, Julius, Theo and Mayer Mylrea, August and Adeline Freeland and Remington and Sloane LeFeber; brother Wayne (Sharon) Mylrea, sister-in-law Joyce Mylrea, stepsister-in-law Marlene (Rev. Carl) Peters, stepbrother-in-law Vern Aaroen and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Earl was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Marian, father, Chauncey, mother, Louise, daughter-in-law Therese Curran, great-granddaughter Rayna Elizabeth Bowser, brothers Walter and Richard Mylrea, sisters Lois Ruetten and Joyce Mortensen Grams, brothers-in-law William Ruetten and Harry Mortensen, sister-in-law Anne Mylrea, step sister-in-law Mary Ann Aaroen, and dear friend, Barbara Maxwell.

The family is grateful for the loving support of Paul Hauri, Joyce Williams, Attic Angels and AGrace caregivers, and Jim Esmoil.

Visitation will be held at Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Ave, Madison, 9:30 10:45 on January 27th with a celebration service following at 11 am with a luncheon following. Memorials may be made to Bethel Lutheran Church or Shriners Children's Hospital. You may join on YouTube.com BethelLutheranTV. Condolences may be added to the Compassioncremation.com website.