James “Jimmy” Rodney Schwoegler

Rib Lake/Wisconsin Dells—James “Jimmy” Rodney Schwoegler, age 28, of Rib Lake, passed away as a result of a tragic car accident on his way home from work on November 14, 2016.

Jimmy was born on March 7, 1988, in Baraboo, the son of Steven and Sharon (Joyce) Schwoegler. He graduated from Wisconsin Dells High School in 2006 and worked for Molex-Phillips Plastics in Medford. Jimmy loved the outdoors, especially bear hunting, trapping and ice fishing. He was an accomplished carpenter, having built his own home in Rib Lake.

He is survived by his son, Lance; step-daughter, Tracey; parents, Steve and Sharon of Briggsville; brothers, Brian (Amy) Mitchell of Indianapolis, IN, and their children, Tanner, Kallista and Kellan, John Mitchell of Briggsville; sister, Elizabeth Mitchell of Baraboo and her children, Zachary and Jacob Gaffney; brother, Paul (fiancé Marcy Holtz) Schwoegler of Monona; significant other, Autumn Mayer of Rib Lake; hounds, Loomis, Badger, Baldy, Mert, B.J., Copper and Red. He is further survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, other near relatives and many close friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Rodney and Agnes Schwoegler and James and Betty Joyce. 

Funeral services will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church, 620 Broadway St., Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, on November 18, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Craig Wolfgram officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Briggsville. Visitation will be at Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home, 430 W. Wisconsin Street, Portage, on November 17, 2016, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and at the church on November 18 from 9:30 until the time of service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family for a fund to be established for his son, Lance.    

May your traps be full and your pack of hounds tree a bear every day in heaven.