Mildred Jane Quantaince Parchim, 94, left this Earthly domain and went home to be with her Lord Jesus Christ April 4, 2016. She passed away in a local facility after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Funeral services were held April 7 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, with Rev. Stephen Biegle officiating. The family received friends April 7 at Blanchard - St. Denis Funeral Home. She will be interred next to her husband Frank Parchim at Highland Memorial Cemetery in New Berlin, Wis. at a later date. Mildred was born Nov. 12, 1921 in Chicago, Ill. She was a homemaker, a kind woman, and loved painting pictures. She served in offices of the American Legion as well as in civil defense offices. She loved writing poems, songs, and stories; and especially loved singing with her husband. She will be greatly missed. She is survived by her children, Carol Ann Otto and husband Kenneth, Nyle Parchim and wife Elizabeth, Robert Parchim and wife Carol, and Lynette Stephenson and husband Craig; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Parchim; her granddaughter, Sheri Rychlowski; and her great grandson, James Page. The family would like to offer a special thanks to Dr. Otis Barnum and Meg, the staff od the Natchitoches Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the staff of Hospice of Natchitoches, and Pastor Stephen Biegle for all of their loving care and support during her illness.