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Richard "Dick" E. Breaker, age 80, of the town of Clayton, died peacefully Monday, March 23, 2015, with his family by his side. He joins his wife Carol in heaven.
Dick was born July 26, 1934, in Neenah to the late Arnold and Alice (Kalt) Breaker. He was a 1952 graduate of Neenah High School. Dick served his country with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Korean War. On May 27, 1961, he married Carol Kratzke. Along with dairy farming Dick also worked as a millwright at the Kimberly-Clark Lake View Mill. For many years he was a volunteer fireman for the Clayton/Winchester Fire Department. Dick loved playing cards with family and friends as well as enjoying an old fashioned or two. He enjoyed attending and watching Packer games, woodworking in his shop, fishing, hunting, and spending hours outside his home on Larsen Road greeting passersby. Dick loved his daughters and grandchildren very much and he had a heart of gold and would do anything for anybody.
Dick is survived by his two daughters and their families, Sue and Rob Edminster and their children, Matt (Annie) Edminster, Shanna Edminster; Barb and Brad Shumaker and her daughters, Kayla and Kendra Bombinski; a brother, Donald (Phyllis) Breaker; and other relatives and friends.
Along with his parents, Dick was also preceded in death by his wife, Carol, on December 9, 2011.
A visitation for family and friends will be on Saturday, March 28, 2015, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 140 S. Green Bay Rd. Neenah. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the church with Pastor Jim Wilson officiating. Burial will be at the Clayton Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials will be established for the Clayton/Winchester Fire Department and the Fond du Lac Boys and Girls Club.
Dick's family wishes to thank Dr. Steven Knaus and his staff for all of their wonderful care and support.
If you wish please submit online condolences to muellerfuneralhomeinc.com.