Obituary
Shawn Fremont Wiebke
SHAWN FREMONT WIEBKE, 52, OF LA CROSSE WISCONSIN, WENT TO HIS HEAVENLY HOME ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.
HE WAS A WONDERFUL, LOVING, ATTENTIVE, AND KIND HUSBAND, FATHER, SON, BROTHER, UNCLE, FOSTER DAD, NEIGHBOR, AND FRIEND. HE LOVED SO MANY AND HELPED ANYONE HE KNEW WAS IN NEED. HIS WITTY QUIPS, GOOFY BANTER, AND UNBELIEVABLE KNOWLEDGE WILL STICK WITH US FOREVER. THANK YOU SHAWN.
HE LOVED MUSIC AND TO PLAY, LISTEN, AND COLLECT ANYTHING GUITAR. WE SPENT MANY EVENINGS SITTING OUTSIDE (3 SEASONS SOMETIMES 4. IF YOU KNOW SHAWN YOU UNDERSTAND) WHERE HE WOULD PLAY HIS MUSIC AND CREATE BEAUTIFUL BALLADS BY THE FIRE PIT. HE ENCOURAGED CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO TEACH THEMSELVES THROUGH PLAY. HE ENJOYED MAKING ALL MUSICAL ACTIVITIES FUN.
HE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT FISHING. THIS BIT OF SHAWN COULD GO ON FOREVER. SEVERAL OF HIS TROPHY FISH WENT ON SHAWN’S WALL OF FAME. HE IS A LIFETIME FISHERMAN AND SHARED WITH MANY HIS PASSION.
HE LOVED WORKING, CREATING, BUILDING, AND FIXING. HIS PROJECTS WERE ALWAYS MADE TO LAST! HE TOOK PRIDE IN HIS WORK AND OFTEN INSTEAD OF SIGNING IT HE WOULD SIMPLY LEAVE THE DATE VIA SHARPIE.
HIS LOVE FOR HIS FAMILY TURNED HIM INTO THE GREATEST EARTHLY CANCER FIGHTER & WARRIOR. MAKING HIS PASSING SO MUCH MORE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE CLOSE TO HIM TO UNDERSTAND WHY. AFTER HIS DIAGNOSIS, SHAWN HAD FOUND THAT GOD INDEED HAD A PLAN FOR HIM. HE DID HIS BEST TO SHARE HIS TESTIMONY & HIS FAITH IN JESUS. HE KNEW HE HAD A PURPOSE AND THAT ONE DAY HE WOULD BE ENTERING HIS HEAVENLY HOME.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE KIMBERLY, SONS ALEXANDER VAUGHN (BRITNEY PLUNKETT), MICHAEL VOLDEN, COLTON VOLDEN & DAUGHTER ELIZABETH WIEBKE.HIS MOTHER LINDA SIMONSON, FATHER JAMES (RHONDA) SHAFER, SISTER KIMBERLY ALLAR (DANNIEL WHEELER), BROTHERS ROBERT HULEMAN, JOHN SHAFER, LADD (CAROLINE) BLAKELY AND STEP BROTHER NICKOLAS (SIERRA) BELLUCHI. MIL, KATHLEEN VAUGHN, FIL MICHAEL VAUGHN (ANN BECKER), BROTHER IN LAWS ERIC (LYNDA)VAUGHN, DAVID (TERI) VAUGHN & KELLY (WENDY)VAUGHN.
WITH MANY NEICES, NEPHEWS, AUNTS, UNCLES, AND COUSINS. SPECIAL FRIENDS ERIC ZYGARLICKE AND BOBBY BURLESON -PLUS MANY MORE
PRECEEDED IN DEATH : FATHER GORDON WIEBKE, GRANDPARENTS ELMER & LILIAN OSOWSKI, FREMONT & HENRIETTA WIEBKE, BIL BRIAN VAUGHN.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE 2PM ON OCTOBER 15TH. AT AWAKEN CHURCH IN BARRE MILLS WI. COMFORTABLE OUTDOOR CLOTHES. ANYONE WITH A SHAWN STORY TO SHARE IS WELCOME.
I worked with Shawn many years at Paul’s heating. We shared many stories about fishing. I got to see first hand the quality and knowledge of Shawn’s work. Shawn would also stop down to where I work now and purchase HVAC parts to help out family. I would always enjoy our chats about our days at Paul’s, HVAC service work, and of course where the fish are biting. Rest in peace Shawn.
My deepest sympathy to Kim and family. Shawn was such a nice person and I enjoyed working with him for many years at Paul’s Heating & Air Conditioning. I was amazed at the positive and upbeat attitude he maintained during his cancer journey. He will be greatly missed.
I will miss you Shawn more than you know. You made me laugh, you made me look at life from a different perspective, and you showed me things in life are not always bad.
It was an honor to know you, and spend time fishing with you and having conversations about life.
Your brother Rob misses you dearly, and you would be so proud of him and the Youth Fishing Event he put on this past weekend.
Until we fish together again, much love, Paula