Ralph Bruce Baldwin Jr., 83, of Shawano, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018, in Shawano. Ralph was born in Shawano on Feb. 4, 1935, the son of the late Ralph and Lillian (Zeman) Baldwin Sr. He served in the United States Navy for four years during the Korean conflict. On April 7, 1956, Ralph was united in marriage to Barbara Barnett. Barbara preceded him in death on Oct. 6, 2005. Ralph retired from Paper Converting in 1997. Whether it was fishing, duck hunting, working outdoors or taking a drive in his car, he was always happy to be outside. Ralph enjoyed playing cribbage at The Launching Pad and playing Word Seek.
Ralph is survived by his children, Ralph (Karen Rentz) Baldwin III, Kevin Lee (Doug Hoffman) Baldwin, Dawn (Ken) Konopka and Patricia (Marvin) Moldenhauer; three grandchildren, Tamara (Jaret Mangus) Baldwin, Amanda (Bradford) Wilson and Andrew (Kelly Berth) Stauber.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara; his parents; two brothers; and two sisters.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018, at Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano. Burial is in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. Visitation was held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the time of the service.
Swedberg Funeral Home assisted the family with the arrangements.