Obituary for James Sigsworth | SUMMIT Funeral & Cremation
- Date Of Death: January 3, 2021
- State: Minnesota
Jim was born on January 26, 1946 at home to Lawrence Sigsworth and Mary (McKnite) Sigsworth. Jim was the 4th child of eight. He grew up in Amery, WI and attended Pleasant View and Volga Grade School and Amery High School.
In June of 1967, he entered the Army. He completed basic training at Mt. McClennan, Alabama and then was stationed at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. He went to Vietnam in November of 1967 and received the Bronze Star medal on July 24, 1968 in Vietnam for “putting himself in the intense fire while moving to a position where he could better observe the enemy movement. With amazing accuracy, he began firing his M-79 grenade launcher into cleverly camouflaged and heavily fortified enemy position.
Jim is survived by his 3 sons, Jason (Michelle) Sigsworth of Clear Lake, WI, James Sigsworth of Amery, WI, Jeremy Sigsworth of Amery, WI and daughter Cindy Sigsworth-Evenson of Amery, WI, and 6 grandchildren Wesley, Lilly, Lacey, Lindsey, Kelly and Christian. He is also survived by 4 brothers, Chuck (Kay) Sigsworth, Danny (Elaine) Sigsworth, Rick Sigsworth and Dennis Sigsworth all from Amery, WI and a sister Julie (Marcel) Luchsinger of Oakdale, MN, many nieces, nephews and friends.