Obit: Sischo, Richard Ernest Jr. ‘Buck’ (1955 - 2015)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Sischo, Castner, Psota, Pagenkopf, Walker, Wiebel, Schmidt, Fleischmann, Eggleston, Holm, Koppert

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 11/25/2015

Sischo, Richard Ernest Jr. ‘Buck’ (24 April 1955 - 22 November 2015) With Flag

Richard “Buck” Sischo, 60, of Neillsville died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, at St. Mary’s hospital in Rochester, MN.

Richard Ernest Sischo was born April 24, 1955, in Neillsville, the son of Richard and Lillian (Castner) Sischo Sr. he was a Vietnam-era veteran, serving in the United States Army from 1973 to1976. When he returned, he moved to Colorado and worked as a deputy sheriff for Chaffee County. He also worked as a miner at Climax Mine, as a ski-lift operator at Monarch, CO, and as a head boatman for River Runners Rafting in Buena Vista, CO. He was united in marriage to Alice Psota Oct. 20, 1990 in Buena Vista, CO. Six months later, they moved to Neillsville and Buck begin his career of operating heavy equipment. He spent 20 years as the Town of Weston patrolman/heavy equipment operator until his health forced him to retire in 2011.

Buck loved being outdoors, and he lived life to the fullest. Instead of just skiing and snowmobiling on the weekends, he entered races and won trophies. He was an expert marksman and shot trap for the wildcat Inn for many years and won many awards. He loved his many cats there were always coming and going from his home. Buck’s best quality, though, was that he was a devoted family man. He was always there for his family in good times and in bad, and he would drop what he was doing in an instant to help his family out.

He is survived by his wife, Alice; six brothers, Randy (Tammy), Ricky (Tracy), Ronnie “Road Toad”, Bruce, Jeff “Smiley” (Kristy) and Steve, all of Neillsville; his mother, Lillie Sischo of Neillsville; five sisters, Monica (John) Pagenkopf, Barbara (Ellis) Walker, Linda (David) Wiebel, Sandy (Paul) Schmidt and Karen Fleischmann, all of Neillsville; two daughters: Kristin Eagleton-Holm and Amanda Eggleston, both of Colorado; and many nieces and nephews.

Buck was preceded in death by his father, Richard Sischo Sr. and a brother-in-law, Curt Fleischmann.

Funeral services for Buck will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, at the Gesche Funeral Home in Neillsville, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Jacoba Koppert will officiate. Interment will be in the Marie Louis Chapel Cemetery in the Town of Weston, with military honors performed by the Neillsville Veteran’s Council. Visitation was also held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Gesche Funeral Home.

Casketbearers are his brothers, Randy, Ronnie “Road Toad”, Rick, Jeff “Smiley”, Bruce and Steve.

Online condolences may be made at www.geschefh.com.  The Gesche Funeral home is assisting Buck’s family with funeral arrangements.