Nora Jane (Doyle) Mihlbauer

Nora Jane (Doyle) Mihlbauer, age 96, of Reedsburg, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Nora was born August 23, 1930 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin.

She was the fifth of six daughters of Jeremiah “Jerry” and Catharine “Kitty” Doyle.  She graduated from Reedsburg High School in 1948 and after attending Edgewood College went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  

She married Raymond William Mihlbauer on July 5, 1952, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Reedsburg.  As newlyweds they lived in Japan, where Raymond began his 21-year career as an officer in the Air Force.  Later in family life, when there were six children, they lived in Germany.  In retirement they moved from Maryland back to Wisconsin, first to LaValle, then to Reedsburg. She lived her final days in her home in Reedsburg, and her cookies will be missed by many.

Nora was preceded in death by her husband who passed away just four months short of their 66th wedding anniversary.  She was a devoted wife, daughter, mother, sister, grandmother, friend and neighbor.  

She is survived by her sister Patricia (Kautzer Behnke) and her six children:

Michael (Lisa) Mihlbauer of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Therese Mihlbauer of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Ellen (Tim) Kress of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Mark Mihlbauer of Brandywine, Maryland, Monica (Robert) Kruger of York, Pennsylvania, Lisa (William) Phillips of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Nora is also survived by ten grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and two great-great grandsons. 

A memorial mass celebrating the life of Nora J. Mihlbauer will be conducted at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Reedsburg. Father Bill Van Wagner will be the officiant. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. at the church. Burial will take place in the Oak Lawn Cemetery in LaValle, Wisconsin.  In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Sacred Heart School.  

The Farber Funeral Home, Reedsburg, is assisting the family.