Glenn Otto Mittelstadt

Published 12:01 pm Friday, June 6, 2025

Glenn Otto Mittelstadt, 94, of Landrum, SC, left this earth to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 29, while surrounded by his loving family.  

Glenn (Mitty) was born 10/20/1930 in Milwaukee, WI, the youngest child of Otto and Marie Thomas Mittelstadt. 

While obtaining a business and marketing degree at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Mitty was a test rider for Harley Davidson. After college, Mittelstadt continued working at Harley Davidson and began a successful career in advertising. At Harley, he met the love of his life, Judith Lovejoy and together they had four children. He later became the Director of Advertising for Regal Ware and the family moved to a farm in the Campbellsport, WI area. Eventually Mitty left the corporate world and became a partner in his wife’s growing business, Area Moraine Realty in Campbellsport. 

Mitty and Judi fell in love with the Piedmont area of the Carolinas while vacationing. They moved there in 1982 and established a successful real estate business, AM Realty, brokering in North and South Carolina.  

Mitty kept busy raising animals on his hobby farm, flying airplanes and hot air balloons, gardening and cooking. His main passions were flying and motorcycles. While at Harley Davidson he rode a motorcycle 365 days a year, using a sidecar and chained tires to commute during snowy Wisconsin winters. He owned a private plane for much of his adult life and once took apart a WW2-era Piper Cub to the last screw and rebuilt it to where it was better than new. He was the first person in Wisconsin to get a hot air balloon license and went on to become a flight instructor. Mitty competed in balloon rallies at the national and international level and was a common sight during early morning hours in the southeast Wisconsin countryside.  

He was a devout Christian his entire life and very active in his church. He was instrumental in founding Trinity Lutheran Elementary School in Waucousta, Wisconsin. At the time of his death, he was a member of Living Savior Lutheran Church (WELS) in Hendersonville, NC.  

One of Mitty’s great strengths was his ability to talk with anyone, showing a mix of grace, humor, humility and honesty that endeared him to those he encountered. Although he may have just met someone for a few minutes, they remember him with affection and a smile…that was his superpower!  

Remaining to cherish Mitty’s memory are his four children with wife Judi, Marty (Jeannine) Mittelstadt of Campbellsport, WI; Helen Mittelstadt (Mark White) of Travelers Rest, SC; Joh     Dillinger (Jim) of Landrum, SC; and Cory Delehanty (Kevin) of Landrum, SC. Glenn and Judi had eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a daughter, Cynthia Carini (Jack) of Milwaukee. 

Preceding Glenn in death were his dear wife Judi, brother Marlin, and sisters Elaine and 

Corinne.  

He will be missed by all who knew him, but his memory will be with us forever. 

Submitted by Helen Mittelstadt