Pamperin, Robert Bruce

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• 1920 Census: 1920, Howard, Brown, Wisconsin, USA

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1920 Census:
Bruce Pamperin30
Annie Pamperin27
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Bernard Pamperin7
Lawrence Pamperin5
Marcus Pamperin6
Robert Pamperin2

Robert married Poels, Annie "Hannah" Bef 1912. Annie (daughter of Poels, Alphonse and Williquette, Josephine) was born 26 May 1893; died 5 Sep 1990; was buried , Fort Howard Memorial Park Cemetery, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Lawrence married Scanlon, Mary Grace [Group Sheet]

Harold married Verhaagh, Rita (daughter of Verhaagh, Henry Rinearus and Wildgans, Frances) [Group Sheet]

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• Obituary: 28 Feb 2015; Green Bay Press Gazette

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Obituary:
Bruce Francis Pamperin, 64 passed away on Feb. 25, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System of Eau Claire surrounded by his family.
Bruce was born on Oct. 7, 1950, to Mary Grace (Scanlon) and Lawrence Pamperin in Green Bay, Wis. He grew up in Green Bay attending Catholic schools, St. Agnes Elementary and Premontre High School. He graduated from UW-Stevens Point with a Bachelor's degree in sociology. He received his Masters of Science in Social Work and PhD in Adult Education from UW-Madison.
Bruce was a professor at UW-Stout from 1983-2012, where he taught courses in social science and social work. His course on Hmong Culture was the first of its kind in the United States. He had a deep and long term interest in the Hmong Culture.
He traveled many times to Laos, Thailand, China and Vietnam to better understand their culture and contributions the Hmong population provided to the U.S. Government during the Vietnam War. He served on the selection board for the Hmong Studies Electronic Journal. He presented numerous papers at Concordia College Hmong Conferences.
During his professional career he received numerous recognition of his service. Specifically in 1999. he received the Dahlgren Professor Chair Award from the Wisconsin Board of Regents at UW-Stout and the second in 2007, he was presented with the "Outstanding Faculty" Award from Multicultural Student Services at UW-Stout.
He served on the Children's Trust Fund Board for many years having been appointed originally by then governor Tommy Thompson and served as President of the Board which was committed to child abuse prevention.
In his early professional career he was committed to serving families in Dodge County working in child protection services. Later his career he provided mental health services to Lutheran Social Services, First Things First and notably the Lac Coure Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.
Bruce was dedicated to his family and wife and will be sadly missed by his wife, Ursula Berger; children; Sarah (Dan Lovell), Washington, DC; Andrew (Katie Bickel), Madison, Wis.; and Seth (Adrian Baule), Philadelphia, Penn. He is survived by brothers, Lawrence (Vi), Green Bay, Wis.; Thomas (Lynette), Clifton, Va. with children Melissa, Nick, Eric; and sister-in-law, Pauline, Snohomish, Wash. with children, Jocelyn and Michael. He will be missed by his sister-in-law, Christa Sokolenko, Watertown, Wis., with children, David, Deborah, Joyce, James; brother-in-law, Fred (Rosemary) Berger, Erika, Karl, and brother-in-law, Hans (Kathy) Berger, Beaver Dam, Wis.
Bruce was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Robert and Dennis.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church of Menomonie. As a friend of Bill W, he grew to understand his disease, through which he appreciated a deeper level of community and his closeness to God.
Bruce would like to thank all his doctors, nurses, specialists, medical staff and volunteers in the Mayo Health Communities of Menomonie, Wis., Eau Claire, Wis., Rochester, Minn. and Jacksonville, Fla., who treated him with dignity and compassion.
In memory of Bruce, please make a donation to a .
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 2, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Menomonie Wis., with Father John Mano officiating. There will be visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Olson Funeral Home in Menomonie and also one hour prior to the service on Monday. Interment will be in Lowell Cemetery, in Lowell, Wis., at a later date.
To share a memory, please visit obituaries at www.olsonfuneral.com