by shawano_history_staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Headstone Walk
More Soldier's Biographies Photo Gallery Our World War II Heroes World War II ended in the European Theatre with an unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany on May 9, 1945. The Pacific Theatre ended August 15, 1945 with the unconditional surrender of Japan. The...
by shawano_history_staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Headstone Walk
More Soldier's Biographies Photo Gallery Wayne Elmore Winans Wayne E. Winans, grew up in Shawano in the Town of Wescott. Winans is the descendant of some of Shawano county’s earliest settlers which include Elias Murray. Wayne Winans great great...
by shawano_history_staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Headstone Walk
More Soldier's Biographies Photo Gallery Bernard Gilbert Tousey Bernard Tousey was always called Mick and was born in Suring, Wisconsin on December 9, 1919; the fifth of John and Blanche Tousey’s nine children. Bernard moved to a dairy farm on the...
by shawano_history_staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Headstone Walk
More Soldier's Biographies Photo Gallery Priscilla Louise Ann Druckrey Priscilla Louise Ann Druckrey, was born on May 1, 1923 to Oscar F. Druckrey and Louise Gandt. The family lived at 412 S. Union Street, Shawano, WI. She was part of a huge extended family, and...
by shawano_history_staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Headstone Walk
More Soldier's Biographies Photo Gallery Wilmer H. Zeuske On October 15, 2019 at 5:00 p.m., the new terminal building at the Shawano City/County Airport, 248 Airport Road, was dedicated during a public ceremony and flag raising. But it was more than a dedication...
by shawano_history_staff | Apr 19, 2023 | Headstone Walk
More Soldier's Biographies Photo Gallery Fritz E. Wolf Fritz E. Wolf was born in Shawano, Wisconsin on February 8, 1916. He attended Shawano High School where he excelled in leadership, character, and athletics. He graduated from High School in 1933. During that...
