Michael R. "Mick" Poznikowich, 72 of Chetek, was born on August 30, 1949 in Rice Lake, WI to Mike & Antonia (Michalski) Poznikowich. He passed away on December 30, 2021 in Marshfield, WI.

He enjoyed bird watching and listening to Brewers games on the radio, the Packers and Badgers.

Mick was preceded in death by his parents, brother Tommy and sisters; Stella Naida, Jeanie, Irene and Debbie.

Mick is survived by four children; Hope (Jeff) Bonngard of Hudson, Michael (Shon) of St. Louis Park, MN, Chad (Crystal) of Weyerhaeuser and Ryan (Becky) of Chetek, two sisters; Donna Gruber of Northglenn, CO and Lorraine Poznikowich of Weyerhaeuser, five grandchildren; Brady, Jackson, Claire, Kaitlyn and Bianka and his lifelong friend Wally Prorok of Chetek.

Interment will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, January 14, 2022 at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner. A gathering to honor Mick's life will be held at the Weyerhaeuser VFW from 4:00 - 7:00 pm following the service on Friday.

An obituary will be published in the Ladysmith News and Chetek Alert.