N.B. Mike Mikkelsen, 57, of Fort Bragg, Calif., died Dec. 30 in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital after a long illness.
He was born in Webster, N.D., Mikkelsen was a graduate of the University of North Dakota where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
A veteran of World War II, Mr. Mikkelsen was formerly sales representative of Northwest Air Lines in San Francisco.
His wife, Polly Noyes, was a widely-published travel writer and travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. She died last year.
Mikkelsen will be buried beside his wife in Little River Cemetery in Mendocino County, Calif.
Mikkelsen was visiting at the ranch of Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Stratton, Baker, when he was stricken. His body is being sent to Portland for cremation.
Baker Democrat Herald – – January 2, 1971.