Mielke Walter E., age 87, of Almelund, MN, died on January 14, 2002. Survived by wife, Elizabeth (Schauland); 1 son, James & wife Linda; 1 daughter, Betty Mowrey & husband David; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; 1 brother, Otto; other relatives and friends. Funeral service 1:00 PM Friday, Jan. 18, Green Acres Country Care in North Branch. Visitation one hour before service. Interment: Private Family in the spring. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Living Branch Lutheran Church, Box 922, 38180 Hemingway Ave., North Branch, MN 55056. Arrangements by Grandstrand Funeral Home, North Branch, MN, 651-674-4444