Wayne E. "Peanuts" Shew, age 84, of Omro, died peacefully Thursday afternoon, June 4, 2015, at Webster Manor in Omro. He was born on November 12, 1930, in the City of Oshkosh, the son of Wayne Shew Sr and Lucinda (Fritz) Shew. Wayne joined the Army Air Corp (Engineer Battalion) in 1946, stationed in the Aleutian Islands and Alaska. After returning home from the service, he was employed at Bevington Nash, where he met the love of his life, Bernice M. Kallas of Eureka, WI. They were married on June 16, 1951. They had four children, Diane, Debbie, Steve and Ann. He was a dedicated father and husband. Wayne felt the most important job he had was taking care of his family, which he did with much love. He taught his children and grandchildren by example the importance of family, hard work, how to love, how to have fun as well as working thru hard times and somehow made it look easy. Wayne was indentured as a plumber apprentice on January 2, 1952 and received his journeyman plumber's license on May 17, 1956. He was a proud member of the Plumber's and Steamfitter Local 400 for 63 years. Wayne enjoyed football; he played football while in the Army and on his return he played for the Oshkosh Comets. He was an active member of Sacred Heart Parish and contributed many hours to the church picnics, ushers club and bingo. He was a founding member of the Ambassador's Club at Lourdes High School where he ran many bingo games and sold concessions out of his van to raise money for the school. His hobbies included gardening, woodworking, he was the fixit man for family and friends, ushering at the Packer games, listening to the Brewer games and working security at EAA. He looked forward to his yearly fishing trips in Canada and deer hunting in Northern Wisconsin. Wayne could always put a smile on your face and knew the art of teasing, having fun and living life. He enjoyed spending time with friends, either with a fish fry, golfing, meeting the guys after work for a quick beer or traveling to Las Vegas. He was also the proud owner of the only station wagon in our neighborhood with a flood light mounted to the dash, much to his daughters chagrin. After retirement, Wayne and Bernice became snow birds and enjoyed traveling to Florida and a trip or two to Branson.Wayne is loved and will be missed by his children, Diane Luther of Oshkosh, her children, Stacy (Keith) Frey and their children, Madeline and Olivia, Matt Luther and Molly Luther; Debbie (Bryon) Huebner of Omro, their children, Jennifer Keenan, Betsy (Lenny) Young and their children, Ethan and Abby, and Stephanie Keenan; Steven (Patti) Shew of Oshkosh and their son, Alex Shew; Ann (Dan) Pistohl of Oshkosh and their sons, Evan (Taylor) Pistohl and Connor Pistohl; his sister, Shirley (Wally) Pettit of Oshkosh and nephews, Wayne Pettit and Paul Pettit; sister-in-law, Barbara Shew of Oshkosh and nephew, Tim Shew, nieces, Kathy Gapp and Sara Boegh. Wayne is preceded in death by his parents, Wayne Sr. and Lucinda Shew; his beloved wife, Bernice who passed away on April 2, 2015 in which he fulfilled his promise to her that they would celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary in heaven; brother, Richard Shew; nephews, Michael Shew and David Pettit and many friends.The family will receive relatives and friends on Monday, June 8, 2015 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 730 Madison Ave., Omro, from 3:00 p.m. until 5:45 p.m. The Mass of Christ Burial will follow at 6:00 p.m. with Fr. Michael Warden and Sr. Pam Biehl officiating. A memorial is being established.We offer special thanks and gratitude to ALL at Webster Manor for loving our parents as we did and giving them the best care anyone could ask for; to ALL at St. Mary's Parish for giving us comfort and fortifying our faith of God's unconditional love; to ALL at Heartland Hospice, for the excellent care they provided to both Wayne and Bernice.