Jim enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson Road King, warm weather pan fishing and ice fishing, long distance bicycling, woodworking, driving his Mustang, building model cars, and traveling to Mexico each year and visiting several of the western national parks with his wife Suzanne.
 
He is survived by his mother Dorothy of Eau Claire; wife Suzanne of Eau Claire; daughter Leda (Todd) Wagner of Wisconsin Dells; daughter Liza (Cory) Wall of Crater Lake, Oregon; sister Georgia (Gary) Janssen of Greenwood; sister Sue (Larry) Shipman of Eau Claire; brother Charles and his friend Betty of Eau Claire; and brother Roger (Cindy) of Cincinnati, Ohio; step-son Patrick Anderson of Lakeland, Florida; step-granddaughter Autumn Wagner of Wisconsin Dells; and step-granddaughter Jamie Anderson, Lakeland, Florida. He is further survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.
 
He was preceded in death by his father George.
 
Funeral services will be at 3:00 pm on Friday February 6, 2009 at Grace Lutheran Church, 202 W. Grand Avenue, Eau Claire. Pastor David Irgens will officiate. Burial will be at Rest Haven Cemetery in the Town of Washington immediately following the services. Friends may call at the church Friday afternoon from 12:00 pm until the time of services.
 
In lieu of flowers, please have memorials made to charity of your choice. Friends may offer condolences online at www.fullerspeckien.com. Fuller-Speckien Hulke Funeral Home, 3209 Rudolph Road, Eau Claire is assisting the family with the arrangements.
 
Jim was loved by many and was a kind, quiet, and gentle man who will be greatly missed.