The death of 65 year old Andrew J. Niedzwiecki of rural Thorp is being investigated by the Clark County Sheriff’s Department after he was struck and killed while riding his bicycle near his home Tuesday, Sept. 17.
Still an active investigation as of Monday morning, the call to report the accident came in at 8:48 a.m., the nearest crossroads to the accident being County Highway N at Dickerson Avenue.
No further information was available.
“With the type of investigation it’s hard to say when things will be ready,” a spokesperson for the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said of the official crash report.
Born August 29, 1959 at Victory Memorial Hospital in Stanley, Niedzwiecki grew up on the family farm and attended Thorp High School, graduating with the Class of 1977, where he excelled at sports.
In addition to being employed with the Blue Moon Cheese Factory over the years, Niedzwiecki was a lineman and worked at Uniroyal, before going on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire in 1993 and teach Special Education at Fall Creek. He retired from teaching in 2015.
A coach and beloved mentor to many, Niedzwicki spent his retirement years fixing up the family farm and raising beef. He is remembered as a devoted son to his mother and true man of faith. A memorial mass for Niedzwiecki will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23 at St. Mary of Czestochowa Catholic Church in rural Stanley, Father Stanislaus Antony and Deacon Ned Willkom co-officiating.
A full obituary appears on page 7 of this paper.