Robert "Bob" Spanbauer's Obituary
Robert M. "Bob" Spanbauer, 51 of Oshkosh died unexpectedly Monday, October 28, 2013. He was born in Oshkosh, January 16, 1962, the son of George and Jeanette Steinert Spanbauer. He married Wendy Boese on June 20, 1987. Bob was employed for 31years for the Oshkosh Area School District, most recently as the Supervising Custodian at Oshkosh West High School. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife of 26 years Wendy, two sons, Brad Spanbauer (Dan Riegelman) and Kyle Spanbauer of Oshkosh. One brother, Tom (Jessica) Spanbauer of Oshkosh. Four sisters, Jean (Don) Fietzer of Townsend, Judy (Bill) Nolte, Janet (Dick) Strand and Susan (Steven) Bauer all of Oshkosh. He is further survived by his mother in law Jackie Boese of Butte des Morts, brother in law, Robert (Linda) Boese Jr. of MI, sister in law, Jackie Spanbauer of Oshkosh; and numerous loving nieces and nephews. Bob was extremely proud of both his sons. He was proud of his job at Oshkosh West, always going above and beyond what was expected of him. He truly enjoyed helping anyone and everyone he could with his handyman talents. This was his true passion. He also enjoyed spending time out in the woods, hunting and spending time up north with "the guys" at the cabin. He loved having his backyard fires as he puttered around, feeding the birds and enjoying a beer or two. And for those of you who knew Bob well you probably have a "Bobism" or two in your memory. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Richard, his nephew Joseph (Joey) and his father in law, Robert Boese Sr. A time of sharing and support will take place Sunday, November 3, 2013 in the Fiss and Bills Poklasny Funeral home from 12:30 to 4:00 pm. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established.
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