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
http://www.edisonfuneralhome.com.
For local floral orders, please call Liberty Floral, in Independence, at 715-985-3314.
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