Richard Halvorson
, Wisconsin
October 8, 2026
Richard Halvorson, 77, passed away after a logging accident on October 9, 2026, at Marshfield Medical in Marshfield, WI.He was born on June 7, 1949, to Clarence and Gladys (Rumpel) Halvorson in Whitehall, WI. At a young age, Rick started working in the woods. He and his brother Steve were cutting ties. Throughout the years, he continued logging or hauling wood for others. He also started competing in lumberjack competitions in 1982. In 1992, he was the overall Lumberjack champion at the World Lumberjack Championships in Hayward, WI.He married his first wife, Evelyn Sackett in August of 1967. They had two children and then later divorced amicably. On May 16, 1987, he married Penny Chamberlain and the family grew. Rick and Penny travelled around the country competing in the Stihl Timber Sports Series, setting multiple records. He held the Guiness World Record for hot-sawing for many years. Rick and Penny…