Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, Rice for Richard A. “Rich” Wisneski, age 68, of Rice who died Friday at the St. Cloud Hospital. Rev. Robert Trinklein will officiate and burial will be at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, (Dixville) Morrison County. Friends and relatives may call from 4-8 p.m. Monday at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to services at the church Tuesday. A prayer services will be at 6:00 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home.

Richard was born April 6, 1941 in Graham Township to Arnold & Verlinda (Beack) Wisneski. He married Suzanne Fussy on December 28, 1963 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Morrill. Rich was a truck driver at Jack Frost for 28 years, retiring in 1999. He was a member of Shepherd of the Pines Lutheran Church, Rice. Rich enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing and spending time at his cabin. He also enjoyed four wheeling, watching and feeding the birds and deer.

Survivors include his wife, Suzanne; children, Robin (Anette) of Opole, MN and Debbie (Steve) Eichhorst of Silt, CO; grandchildren, Kinzy Wisneski, Luke Wisneski, Tyler Eichhorst, Eva Eichhorst, Nancy Eichhorst; sister and brothers, Yvonne Weitgenant of St. Cloud, Herman (Barb) Wisneski of Ft. Ripley and Darlene (Duane) Albrecht of Rice.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents.