Thomas Pientok

Thomas J. Pientok Jr., 88, of Independence, died Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Pigeon Falls Health Care Center. Tom was born on June 9, 1937, in the Township of Burnside to Thomas and Katherine (Mueller) Pientok. On June 23, 1962, he married Cleo Venus at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Waumandee. Tom was a man of many talents and worked various jobs including construction and farming, before retiring from Tri-City Sanitation after 30 years. He enjoyed tinkering around the house and in his meticulous tool shed, playing cards, and working on his garden tractors. Most of all he loved having his family around and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Tom is survived by his children, Renee (Joe Semingson) Maier, Bill (Debbie) Pientok, and Nancy (Dean) Suchla; grandchildren, Nicole (Jesse) Benson, Maranda (Gabe Garcia) Pientok, Mitchell (Andi) Pientok, and Curtis Suchla; great-grandchildren, Sophie, Maeve, and Claudia; siblings, Ted Pientok, Grace Roskos, Ethel Sobotta, and Lloyd (Jan) Pientok; brother-in-law, Kenny (Penny) Venus and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Cleo; brothers, Bernard (Adeline) and Leonard (Lucille); sister-in-law, Margaret Pientok; brothers-in-law, Marcel Sobotta and John Roskos; nieces, Kay Pientok and Cindy Pientok; and nephew, Steve Pientok.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 29, 2025 at S.S. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with Reverend George Thayilkuzhitottu officiating. Family and friends are welcome for visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass. Burial with military rites rendered by the Sura-Wiersgalla American Legion Post 186 will follow the Mass in the church cemetery. To leave an online condolence for his family, please visit www.edisonfuneralhome.com.

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