Robert ‘Bob’ Lawrence Edwards, 75, Larrabee Township, Waupaca County, died unexpectedly Nov. 24, 2015, at his home.
He was born Oct. 5, 1940, in Burlington, to the late Clarence and Harriet (Williams) Edwards. He graduated from Waterford High School in 1958 and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in secondary education at UW–Stevens Point and then his Master of Science in teaching from UW–Eau Claire.
He married Diane Buse on June 30, 1962, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Waterford. The couple moved to Clintonville in 1962 where Bob began his teaching career teaching eighth- and ninth-grade science. He had a wonderful dry sense of humor and was never afraid to use it in the classroom. He had an innate ability to never crack a smile, but remained dedicated to the progress of all of his students.
He loved living on the Pigeon River and just being in nature; especially when it came to hunting or fishing. He was a member of St. Martin Lutheran Church in Clintonville for many years where he served as secretary for the board of elders and as an usher. As an avid golfer he became a member of the Riverside Golf Course in Clintonville ever since moving to town. He served on the board for Arbor View Gardens near Embarrass and was a Naturalist for the Navarino Nature Center where he enjoyed teaching youth about nature. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren were his top priority as he loved his family very much.
Survivors include his wife: sons, Tim (Christine) Edwards, Menomonie, Matthew (Lynette) Edwards, Clintonville; grandchildren, Caleb, Amber, Katie, and Nicolas Edwards, and Michael (Rebecca Dybdal) Flasch; great-grandchildren, Matthew and Payton Flasch; brothers, John (Marge) Edwards, Highland, Calif., and Peter (Sandy) Edwards, Reedsburg; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Judith Buse, Waterford, Sue (David) Medford, Centerville, Tenn., and Tom Buse, Rockford, Ill.
Funeral services are Saturday, Nov. 28, at 10 a.m., at St. Martin Lutheran Church, Clintonville, with the Rev. Christian Burg officiating. Interment will follow in St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery, Waterford. Friends may call at the Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home & Crematory in Clintonville from 3-6 p.m., Friday and at the church on Saturday from 9 a.m., until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to St. Martin Lutheran Church, Arbor View Gardens, or Navarino Nature Center.
Well-wishers can visit www.eberhardtstevenson.com.
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