Kansasville – Melissa J. Jorgenson (nee. Mielcarek), age 47, passed away at her residence on May 31, 2019. She was born on February 6, 1972 in Rolla, Missouri and was the daughter of Robert and Connie (nee. Krause) Mielcarek. On November 24, 1993, she married her best friend and love of her life, James Jorgenson.

Melissa had the honor of being in the last graduating class at the Sunnyside Grade School in Kansasville. She went on to graduate from Burlington High School in 1990. For a majority of her nursing career, she worked as a Nursing Supervisor at the Southern Wisconsin Center. Melissa loved working there and being with the residents. She was a longtime member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dover. In her free time, she loved fishing, living on Eagle Lake, and dancing. For the past couple years, she was a member of the Innovation Dance Studios in Burlington. After her son, Timmy, passed away in 2015, she began writing a children's book about him called "Fuzzy Fan gets a Tan". It currently is in the process of having illustrations added and being published.

Melissa is survived by her husband, Jim; father, Robert Mielcarek; mother, Connie (Gary) Exner; siblings, her twin sister Christy (Mike) Walsh, and brother, David (Catherine) Mielcarek; grandma, Charlotte Krause; nephews, Devin Mielcarek, Jack & Ryan Shenkenberg; father-in-law, Harold (Melody) Jorgenson; Jim's siblings, Debbie Hebior, her children, Danny, Sara, & Curtis, and Lisa (Jim) Heilman, her daughter, Jenna. She is also survived by her close circle of friends since grade school; Tracy, Sheila, and Nicole.

She was preceded in death by her son, Timmy; her grandpa, Lowell Krause.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the family are appreciated.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, June 7, 2019 from 3:30-6:30 pm. Memorial services will immediately follow at 6:30 pm.