Joseph “Mike” White, age 74 of Appleton, WI passed away on September 21, 2023. He was born to James and Elsie (Haukkala) White on December 7th, 1948 in Chicago, IL. Mike graduated from Dundee Community High School with the class of ’66 and enlisted in the US Navy in 1970. He completed basic training, entered active duty in 1971, and was honorably discharged from the military two years later as the Chief Hospital Corpsman in 1973. After his time in the Navy, he enrolled in the University of Wisconsin Superior and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1976. Mike then accepted an offer from the City of Appleton and was employed in the Appleton Public works for 27 years, retiring as a supervisor in 2009. Mike met the love of his life, Cindy Wald in 2002 and although they were never married, they combined their families from previous relationships to form one big family.