Joseph R. Rishel Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Joseph R. Rishel (Brandon, Mississippi), who passed away on March 22, 2026 at the age of 75. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joseph R. Rishel to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Joseph farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Joseph is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his spouse Mickey Schwarz; his parents, Horace "Smoakie" Rishel and Leila Rishel (Yeiser); his son Gary Andrew; his grandsons, James and Andy; and his siblings, Susan Smith (Arnold), Alice Collier, Theodore Rishel (Marilyn), Roderick Rishel (Dorothy), Patricia Gove (Gary) and Thomas Rishel (Parma). He was also cherished by two great-grandchildren.
