Joseph J. "Joe" Paiser, age 81, of the Town of Richmond, passed away on Monday, December 23, 2019 at his home. Joe was born on February 4, 1938 to the late Ben and Violet (Schmidt) Paiser. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. On May 14, 1960, Joe was united in marriage to Iris Peterman. Joe and Iris loved camping and also traveled the United States extensively over the years. Iris preceded him in death in 2004. Joe worked as a heavy equipment operator and was a Union Operator, Local 139 member. Joe worked hard and played hard and at the end of the day he loved his old fashioned's with hot pickles. He was an avid whitetail hunter and the ultimate Packer fan.

Joseph is survived by: his children, Kristi Onesti of Shawano and Kevin (Colleen) Paiser of Kewaunee; his grandchildren, Jake (Emily) Paiser, Katelyn (Tanner Stanley) Onesti, and Amanda (Mitchell Herbel) Onesti; one great-granddaughter, Lara Paiser; special companion, Darleen Bubolz; his siblings, Delores (John) Amburgy of Coleman, Mary (Ron) Lilly of South Carolina, June (Bob) Hobbs of Gresham, and William (Vicky) Paiser of Gresham; and an aunt, Florence Schmidt of Shawano. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by: his wife, Iris; an infant son, Kurt; his parents; and his dog, Spike.

A funeral service will be held for Joseph at 2:30 pm on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano. Military Honors will be conducted by the Shawano American Legion Post #117. Entombment will be in Sacred Heart Mausoleum. Visitation will be held on Saturday at the funeral home from 1:30 pm until the time of service.

Joe's family would like to extend a special thank you to ThedaCare at Home Hospice and to his wonderful friends and neighbors who were always there for him.