Frederic Joseph Raasch, 73, of the Gresham area, passed away Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, in Shawano. Born on May 25, 1940, in Shawano, he was the son of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Dillenberg) Raasch. Fred owned and operated Shawano/Gresham Sand and Gravel and was a member of the St. Francis Solanus Catholic Church in Gresham.

William C. “Bill” Peterson, 84, of the town of Belle Plaine, Shawano County, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday evening, Nov. 28, 2013, following a battle with colon and liver cancer. Bill was born May 10, 1929, in the town of Belle Plaine, son of the late Lynn and Margaret (Mervyn) Peterson. He attended country schools and farmed for his entire career. His priority was raising hogs.

Kurt D. Buettner, 54, of Shawano, lost his valiant, 10-month battle with esophageal cancer on Friday morning, Nov. 29, 2013, at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. He was born Oct. 4, 1959, in Shawano, a son of Selma (Hildebrandt) Buettner and the late Clifford Buettner. Kurt attended the Gresham schools, graduating from Gresham High School in 1978. Following high school, he studied forestry at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. On Aug.

Arnold R. Greenhill, 66, of Shawano, peacefully passed away at his home on Saturday evening, Nov. 30, after a long and valiant battle with multiple myeloma. The son of Harold and Evelyn (Melgaard) Greenhill, he was born on Aug.

Ione M. Schultz, 93, of Shawano, passed away Thursday, Nov. 27, 2013, in Green Bay. Born on May 18, 1920, in Shawano, she was the daughter of the late Grover and Eleanor (Kaempf) Beversdorf. On April 21, 1946, she was united in marriage to Leonard H. Schultz at the St. James Meeting and Dining Hall in Shawano because the church had recently been destroyed by fire and hadn’t been completed.

Things got a bit messy and road crews worked through the day to keep on top of it, but the first significant snowfall of the season Tuesday reportedly caused few problems. “It went well,” Shawano County Highway Commissioner Grant Bystol said.

Hillcrest Primary School In Heather Schmidt’s class, we have been learning about why the first Thanksgiving was celebrated. We have been playing some games that the pilgrims and Native Americans may have played. We also learned how to make butter and tried out our homemade butter with our snack. We have been doing an Ann Morris author study.

Karen Grimm, 70, of Madison, entered heaven through the arms of the Lord on Nov. 27, 2013, at her sister’s home in Buffalo City. She was born on Sept. 24, 1943, to Arthur and Ethel (Albrecht) Grimm. Karen was baptized on Oct. 22, 1943, and confirmed April 14, 1957, at St. Matthew’s Lutheran church in Winona, Minn. She attended St. Matthew’s and St.

Don’t make the mistake of assuming the Bonduel High School girls basketball team, despite having only two seniors, is inexperienced. The team has three players with starting experience, including Jen Dowden, a 5-foot-11 junior who is a third-year starter and was a first-team all-Central Wisconsin Conference-8 selection last year. Dowden led the team with 181 points (12.9 points per game), was second in the conference in rebounding (8.6 per game)