Mike Liebenstein Jr., Janesville Craig High School Hall of Fame, passed away on February 3, 2025, at 63, following complications after a car accident.
Highlights
- Janesville Sports Hall of Fame member Mike Liebenstein Jr. passed away on February 3, 2025, at 63.
- Mike Liebenstein Jr. was married to a Taiwanese woman, Marita Wang. He lived for over 15 years in China and Taiwan.
- Mike Jr. is survived by his wife, father, two siblings, two nieces, and a nephew.
The news of the demise of Michael ‘Mike’ Liebenstein Jr. was announced by his family and close friends on social media.
Similarly, on February 7, 2025, a tribute article was published in the Janesville Gazette. The article writes,
Mike Liebenstein Jr., who was 6-foot-4 and 270 pounds when he graduated from Janesville Craig High in 1980, died Monday from complications after a car accident about a month ago near his home in California. He was 63.
Gazette
Mike Liebenstein was a dominant football player, a block underneath the basketball in basketball, and a top thrower in track and field in high school.
Moreover, he was an outstanding athlete and, some might say, a “Legend” in Kanesville for many years.
Mike Jr. was the high school football player of the year in the State of Wisconsin in 1980. He received a full scholarship to play defensive tackle at the University of Notre Dame.
Furthermore, Mike Jr. had a successful career in the injection molding plastics business after college and lived and worked in Taiwan.
Mike Liebenstein Jr. was inducted as a Janesville Sports Hall of Fame member in 2004.
Mike Liebenstein Lived In Taiwan Over 15 Years With Wife, Marita Wang; Recently Moved To Palm Desert
After his high school athletic journey, Mike Leibenstein was fascinated by injection molding plastics at Miniature Precision Components (MPC) in Walworth with his uncle.
Later, he took another related job for a company near Milwaukee. He was offered the opportunity to go to Taiwan and China, and he accepted.
In Taiwan, he met his love of life, Marita Wang. His wife, Marita Wang, is Taiwanese and has worked as Sr. Administrator for Tar EasTone.come.tw.
After her professional retirement, she often spends time with her pet dog and appreciates nature and Christian principles.
Not much is known about her other personal details. However, she often posts pictures of her family and interests on her Facebook account.
Furthermore, Mike Liebenstein Jr. spent over 15 years in China and Taichung City, Taiwan, and ran two production plants there as vice president of sales for Sole Fusion.
While in Taiwan, Mike Liebenstein Jr. had the unwavering support of his beloved wife. Recently, he moved back to Palm Desert, California.
Moreover, Mike Liebenstein Jr. took his last breath in his house in Palm Desert at the age of 63.
His beloved family members surrounded him: his wife, father, Mike Leibestiein Sr., brother Eric, and his wife, Liz Liebenstein, sister Anne Liebenstein Winters, one nephew, and two nieces.
Furthermore, about the Mike Liebenstein Jr.’s children. There is no information on whether Mike and Marita were parents to a kid.
Similarly, the couple’s children are barely mentioned on their social media pages or in news articles.
The Liebenstein family is mourning Mike Jr.’s death. As per the Legacy, the arrangements and memorials for Mike Jr. will be updated later.
Additional Information
- Mike Liebenstein Jr.’s father, Mike Liebenstein Sr., was a football player and track and field athlete. He was the Univesity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Hall of Fame inductee.
- Mike Jr.’s younger brother, Eric Liebenstein, who is four years younger than him, is also a former high school athlete. In 2007, he was inducted into the Janesville Sports Hall of Fame.
- Leibenstein Jr.’s mother, Jewel A. Liebenstein, died on November 20, 2018, at 79.
