James W. Riedel Obituary
The passing of James W. Riedel (Kimberly, Wisconsin) occurred on August 21, 2026. James, born on March 7, 1937, is remembered by those who knew him. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Joseph Riedel and Christine Riedel (VonVeldt); his wife Nancy; his son Joey; his granddaughter Erin; his son-in-law Tony Van Hammond; his siblings, John, David, Jerry, Robert, Joe (Marge), Bill (Vivian), Helen Ulrich (Butch) and Sharon Lefeber; and his siblings-in-law, Danny Vanden Heuvel, Hank Hupfauf, Sandy Vanden Heuvel and Ginny Kilbey.
He is survived by: his friends, Bob, Pat, Lois, MaryAnn, Dan and Judy; his children, Randy Riedel (Michele), Cathy Van Hammond, Chris Van Driel and Polly Sonnleitner (Mark); his grandchildren, Ben, Rick, Ryan, Murph, Casey, Amber, Bethany, Brandon, Brady, Luke and Eric; his half-sister Pat Heysyck; his siblings-in-law, Kaye Riedel, Pat Riedel, Sherri Riedel, Helen Vanden Heuvel, Jeanne Vanden Heuvel, Debbie Hupfauf, Mary Ann Popp (Ronnie) and James Vanden Heuvel; and his girlfriend Bonnie Lingnofski. He is also survived by 13 great-grandchildren.
