R. Michael Ingraham

R. Michael (Mike) Ingraham, 71, died Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. He was born July 13, 1953, in Jacksonville, Florida. After graduating from high school in Harvard, IL, in 1971, he worked at the Pheasant Run Playhouse, St. Charles, IL, as a technical director. He then became a radio disc jockey, having worked at radio stations in Geneva, IL and Muscatine, IA. He received his BA degree from Marycrest College, Davenport, IA, in 1984 and started working for the Waterloo Community Playhouse as their Technical Director and Lighting Designer. In 1993, he received his MFA from Mankato State University, Mankato, MN and joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay as their Technical Director and Lighting Designer, advancing to the position of Associate Professor. He taught classes in Stagecraft, Stage Management, Lighting Design, Sound Design and CAD (computer aided drafting). During his tenure, his students were awarded a total of six Golden Handtruck Awards from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival competitions. After retiring in 2017, he and his wife, Jane, returned to Cedar Falls IA, where he volunteered his time as a lighting designer for the Waterloo Community Playhouse and Cedar Falls Community Theatre. Mike married his wife, Jane, on July 30, 1989, in Denver, IA. She survives him. He is also survived by brothers, David (Gina) Ingraham of St. Charles IL, Paul (Margie) Ingraham of Park Ridge IL; two nephews, Kyle (Mary) Ingraham of Huntley IL, and Andrew Ingraham of Park Ridge IL; and two nieces, Kimberly Ingraham (Casey Bantle) of Seattle WA, and Brooke Ingraham of Chicago, IL. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Carol and Douglas Ingraham; and his grandparents, Edna and George Crawford and Raymond and Mary Ingraham. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Diamond Event Center in Cedar Falls, IA. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, July 14th at Richardson Funeral Service in Cedar Falls, IA. Burial and graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 17th at River Hills Memorial Park in Batavia, IL. Memorials may be directed to the Waterloo Community Playhouse (224 Commercial Street, Waterloo IA 50701); Cedar Falls Community Theatre (103 Main Street, Cedar Falls IA 50613); or the American Heart Association.

R. Michael Ingraham

July 13, 1953 - July 10, 2024