Duane "Mike" Ivan Michelsen

Duane "Mike" Ivan Michelsen, age 93, of Bella Vista, Arkansas passed away at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Friday, March 8, 2019. He was born the son of Morris and Hazel Michelsen, July 31st, 1925 in Livermore, Iowa. Mike grew up in Forest City, Iowa, graduating high school in 1943. He served in the U.S. Navy for three years during WWII. He married Colleen Olson in 1948. They were married for 58 years. Mike graduated from Iowa State College in 1951. In 1954 he was employed by Ames Laboratory on the Iowa State University campus as a mechanical engineer. Working there until retiring in 1989, he then moved to Bella Vista. Mike married Jean Beall in 2008. Mike was a member of Elks Club in Iowa, the Neighborhood Watch and sang in the Barbershop Quartet. He enjoyed playing golf and singing in his church choir at United Lutheran Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Colleen, sister, Jane, and daughter, Jean. Left to cherish his memories are his wife, Jean Michelsen; son, Jack (Sharon) Michelsen of Melbourne, Florida, daughter, Janet Michelsen of Ames, Iowa, stepdaughter, Diane (Ron) Fazio of Dallas, Texas; sister, Dorothy Golf of California; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Inurnment will be at the United Lutheran Church Columbarium at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Bella Vista Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 5248, Bella Vista, Ark. 72714. Arrangements are by Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory. Online condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.