James Vincent Steidl, 77, of Cottonwood died December 24. He was born December 20, 1928 in Cashton, Wisconsin. He worked through and was a member of Teamsters Local #38. A veteran of the Army, he served during the time of the Korean War. He was a member of VFW Post #7400 and American Post #25, and the Loyal Order of the Moose #1449. Mr. Steidl was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Steidl, a son Vincent Steidl and a brother Joe Steidl. He is survivedby a son, Kenneth (and his wife Roberta) Steidl of Cottonwood; a daughter, Nancy (and her husband Kenneth) McAnally of Cottonwood and a daughter-in-law, Joy Steidl; a brother, Jerry Steidl of Waukesha, Illinois; sisters, Betty Adler of Fort Adkinson, Wisconsin, Marilyn (and her husband William) Longfield of Phillips, Wisconsin; sisters-in-law, Brydene Baker of Monticello, Wisconsin, Lorraine Baker of St. Charles, Iowa and Audrey Steidl of Wilton, Wisconsin; five grandchildren, James McAnally, Kendra McAnally, Melissa Steidl, Sarah (and her husband Corey) Felix and Angel Mundine Steidl. A visitation will be held on Friday, December 30 in the Westcott Funeral Home from 12 noon to 1PM. A funeral service will follow at 1 PM. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery. VFW Post #7400 will provide military honors. Donations in his memory may be made to VFW Post #7400 Honor Squad, P O Box 689, Cottonwood 86326. An online guestbook is avaialable at westcottfuneralhome.com