Surnames: Schecklman, Genskow, Witt, Dietsche, Zwicke, Kromanaker

----Source: Loyal TRG 09 July 2008

Schecklman, Richard A. #2 (21 NOV 1955 - 7 JUL 2008)

Richard A. "Dick" Schecklman, 52, Abbotsford, died on Monday, July 7, 2008, in the Emergency Department at Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield. Visitation will be held at 11 a.m., on Friday, July 11, at the First Presbyterian Church, Abbotsford, until time of services at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. Marcia Thomas will officiate. Burial will follow in the Abbotsford Public Cemetery.

Richard A. Schecklman was born on Nov. 21, 1955, in Neillsville, to Anthony and Anita (nee Genskow) Schecklman. He attended high school in Loyal and graduated from Loyal High School. After high school, he worked for Schreiner’s Plumbing and Heating in Marshfield for five years. He married Sandra Witt on Oct. 2, 1982, in Stanley. They resided in Abbotsford, Wis. He was then employed by A.M.P.I. in Abbotsford, which later became Foremost Farms. Later, he transferred to the Foremost Farms operation of Milan in Marathon County. At the same time, he also worked for Jakel Plumbing in Abbotsford, Wis. He and his wife divorced in 2005, but continued to reside in Abbotsford, Wis. He was a former member of the First Presbyterian Church, Abbotsford, a former Loyal FFA member, and a former member of both the Abbotsford Jaycees and the Abbotsford Lions Club. In his spare time, he had only one passion—his cars. He never missed the Iola Car Show held every year in Iola.

Survivors include his former wife, Sandy Schecklman, Jim Falls; Their children, Brandon, Jim Falls, and Dustin, Abbotsford; his siblings, Bonnie (Lee) Dietsche, Loyal, Jolene (Tom) Zwicke, Wisconsin Rapids, Tim (Mary) Schecklman, Georgia, and Patricia (Ken) Kromanaker, Marshfield; and many other relatives and friends.

Marina/Schilling Funeral Home, Abbotsford, is assisting the family with arrangements.