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Stephen Pitschneider 09/10/2025

Stephen Pitschneider 09/10/2025

Stephen Lee Pitschneider “Pippy”, age 67, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

Stephen was born May 28, 1958, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Robert and Mary Lou (Koukal) Pitschneider. He was the youngest of three siblings.

At the age of 3, Steve’s family moved to Star Prairie, Wisconsin, to run a grocery store, Bob’s Market. Steve attended Star Prairie Elementary School and graduated from New Richmond High. He attended WITC – New Richmond for Packaging Machinery.

Stephen worked at Bemis, a global manufacturer of packaging materials, for many years. His career took him to many countries all over the world. He also worked at Weigh-Rite Scale for many years.

Steve loved hunting and fishing with his friends, with the celebratory Budweiser afterwards. He also loved entertaining at his lake home.

Steve was preceded by his parents, Robert and Mary Lou; and his brother, Bobby.

He is survived by his sister, Kathy Cowan; niece, Jennifer (Gary) Giller; nephew, Travis (Holly) Krueger; great nephew, Evan Knutson; great nieces, Ella and Macy Krueger; many other relatives and friends including Govy, Vern, Joe, Tony and Pete.

A Celebration of Life was held  Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 1:00 to 3:00PM, at Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services (728 S Knowles Ave) in New Richmond, Wisconsin. There was a short service at 3:00PM and a time for sharing stories about Pippy. Interment was in St Bridget’s Cemetery in Stanton, Wisconsin.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family.

Arrangements are with Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services.

4 Comments

  • Sue Gillis Posted September 17, 2025 10:39 am

    Kathy so sorry for your loss…Star Prairie holds many dear memories we were all like family…hugs

  • Kathy Wettig Posted September 18, 2025 10:48 pm

    My heart goes out to you, Kathy. Peace to you.

  • Steven bottolfson Posted September 23, 2025 1:40 pm

    Wow.. I’m so sorry Kathy i just found out. Hugs

  • Renee Fehlen Posted October 3, 2025 9:57 am

    Kathy, Jenny, & Travis,
    Thinking of you all. Sending my prayers & love. So sorry for your loss of Pippy.

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