9 July 2013

A season of firsts at Shawano Speedway

Once again a first-time winner graced the Shawano Speedway winners circle. Young Oshkosh racer Nick Furman held off Cody Hudson and Tracy Wassenberg to win a caution-filled IMCA Sport Modified feature. Furman, who has raced at the track on a limited basis for the past two years and has been a member of fellow racer Joey Taycher’s pit crew, deftly guided his 2001 Cobra chassis to the first-place position. Thus far, this season has been filled with
9 July 2013
Shawano golfer 7th at qualifier
Shawano golfer Kaden Gorman missed the alternate cut by one stroke and the qualifying cut by two strokes for an American Junior Golf Association tourney next week in Wisconsin. The MacArthur Towel and Sports Future Legends tournament will be held next week at The Legend of Brandybrook in Wales. Gorman shot a 78 at the qualifying event, also held at The Legend of Brandybrook, taking seventh overall. Sheboygan Falls’ Christopher Bachmann (72), Whit
9 July 2013
Eugene D. Klosterman
Eugene Dale Klosterman, 81, of Bowler, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013, in Shawano. Born on Dec. 21, 1931, in the town of Hartland, he was the son of the late Herman and Dora (Kroening) Klosterman. Eugene grew up in the Bonduel area. On June 11, 1955, he was united in marriage to Violet Gagnow in Navarino. After marriage the couple farmed the family farm in the town of Hartland.
9 July 2013
June E. Pederson
June E. Pederson, 83, of Shawano, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013, at a local nursing home. Born on March 17, 1930, in Caroline, she was the daughter of the late August and Frieda (Ebert) Grosskopf. On Oct. 9, 1948, she was united in marriage to Walter Pederson in Shawano. He preceded her in death on April 25, 2012. June was a dedicated homemaker who took great pride in raising her children.
9 July 2013
Ronald E. Kauffmann
Ronald E. Kauffmann, 76, of Shawano, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, July 7, 2013, at his home in Shawano. Ron was born Sept. 19, 1937, in Tigerton, a son of the late Earl and Wilma (Reinert) Kauffmann. He grew up in Tigerton and was a graduate of Tigerton High School. Following school, Ron enlisted in the United States Army on Aug. 22, 1958. Ron served his country for over seven years in the Army and was honorably discharged in 1964.
9 July 2013
County awaits state funding information
Local officials are about to dive into planning Shawano County’s 2014 budget, but they are doing it blindfolded. The county has not received information on how much funding it will receive in 2014 from the state, according to Administrative Coordinator Tom Madsen. Much of the social services and community programs budgets, especially in children and adult services, depend on state dollars.
9 July 2013
Roger C. Raguse
Roger C. Raguse, 76, of Troy, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2013, at his residence. He was born on March 5, 1937, in Shawano to the late Emil and Esther (Priem) Raguse. Roger was preceded in death by his wife, Maureen (Boland) Raguse, on Nov. 3, 2012.
9 July 2013
Agnes Onesti
Agnes Onesti, 92, Wittenberg, died Monday, July 8, 2013, surrounded by her family at her home, under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice Services, Wausau. She was born May 14, 1921, in the town of Rosendale, Fond du Lac County, the daughter of the late Frederick and Clara (Wegner) Pietz. On Dec. 30, 1939, Agnes was united in marriage to William “Bill” Onesti at St. Philomena Catholic Church, Birnamwood.
9 July 2013
Rita M. Fehrman
Rita M. Fehrman, 82, of Clintonville, formerly of Embarrass, passed away Monday morning, July 8, 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.
9 July 2013
Trial delayed for 2009 double homicide in Gillett
The trial of a rural Shawano man accused of killing his former mistress and her brother has been postponed. The trial of Daniel Lee Schmidt, 30, scheduled to start on Monday will be delayed until Oct.
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