Michael Prange graduated From Lincoln High School in Wis. Rapids, WI in 1985. He then joined the U.S. Army for three years of active duty with the 41st Infantry, 2nd Armored Div. Fwd., followed by three years of active reserve duty. He attended U.W. Stevens Point from 1989 until 1992. Following graduation from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Wheeling, IL in 1993, he returned to Sheboygan employed as a funeral director for the past 11 years. On January 1, 2004 he joined Zimmer Funeral Homes. He is a member of Grace Episcopal Church and the Early Bird Rotary Club of Sheboygan. His hobbies include all seasons of outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, and competing in statewide triathlons, and mountain bike races. He and his wife Katy (Rusch) were married in October of 2002, and are expecting their first child in May of 2004.