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Brener awarded Purple Heart

It took nearly seven decades, but on July 2, the U.S. Army finally acknowledged its longstanding debt to a young soldier from Shawano wounded during the waning days of World War II. Pvt. Donald “Buck” Brener — an 18-year-old graduate of the Shawano High School Class of 1944 — was injured by a tank shell in Nazi Germany in April 1945.
Anne E. Baldwin
Anne E. Baldwin, 87, New London, died on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Evergreen Care Center, Shawano. She was born on July 8, 1926, in Pray to the late Paul and Anna (Mazur) Jagielo. (They were early Wisconsin homesteaders.) On Sept. 1, 1945, Anne was united in marriage to Robert Baldwin in Little Rock, Ark. They lived on a farm north of New London from 1962-2008. Bob preceded her in death in 2006.
Barbara R. Kambic
Barbara “Bobbi” R. Kambic, 82, of Embarrass, passed away Tuesday evening, July 16, 2013, at the Pine Manor Health Care Center in Embarrass. The Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home & Crematory of Clintonville is assisting her family with the arrangements.
Terry L. Raddant
Terry L. Raddant, 57, of Shawano, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013, at ManorCare in Shawano. Born on June 19, 1956, in Shawano, he was the son of the late Marvin “Boots” and Donna (Pleshek) Raddant. Terry was raised in the Shawano area and attended Shawano High School. He later worked as a union welder and later did concrete work.
Robert ‘Bob’ Wilke
Robert “Bob” Wilke, age 75 years, of Tigerton passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at his home. Robert David Wilke was born September 29, 1937, in West Bend, WI, to David and Lucille (Hess) Wilke. His family moved to Milwaukee in 1946 and they lived across the street from Old Orchard Field for many years. Early in life, Bob was a printing press operator at Evert Container in Milwaukee. He entered the U.S.
Gordon B. Parsons
Gordon B. Parsons, 85, of Shawano, was called home to his Lord on July 13, 2013. Gordon was born on July 16, 1927, in Norwood. He was a hard-working man, holding many jobs in his lifetime such as farmer, logger, cattleman, truck driver, coach bus driver and owner/operator of a milk transport company and the Cecil Diner. During his retirement he worked as a janitor for St. James Early Child Care Center and for Wolf River Lutheran High School.
Steve Jon Hammer
Steve Jon Hammer, 49, Green Bay, passed away suddenly due to a heart related condition Tuesday, July 2, 2013. He was born Oct. 6, 1963, to Robert and Catherine (Schweers) Hammer. Steve graduated from Preble High School in 1982 and later from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. On Sept. 17, 1988, he married Chantal Gull at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Shawano. Steve worked alongside of his father and brother in the family business, E.C.
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