Gordon B. Parsons, 85 of Shawano, was called home to his Lord on July 13, 2013. Gordon was born on July 16, 1927 in Norwood, WI. He was a hard-working man holding many jobs in his lifetime such as, farmer, logger, cattleman, truck driver, coach bus driver, and owner/operator of a milk transport company and the Cecil Diner. During his retirement he worked as a janitor for St. James Early Child Care Center and for Wolf River Lutheran High School (WHRL). He loved playing cards, fishing, camping, gardening and spending time with family and friends. Gordon is survived by: his second wife, Roxane (Wunsch); his children, Randy (Denise) of Dubuque, IA, Joan (Chuck) Urban of Shawano, Jeff of Shawano, Jill (Jay) Brown of Green Bay, Diane (Ed) Durkee of Shawano, Tammy (Kevin) Zuleger of Bonduel; daughter-in-law, Carla Parsons of Bonduel. He is further survived by his step-children, Rick (Laurie) Wunsch of Trempealeau, Paula (Larry) Lamdin of Lake Tahoe, CA, Judy Wunsch Torcia of Nashville, TN and LauraLe Wunsch of Oakland, CA; sisters, Bernice Pearson of Wausau, Margaret Bartz of Antigo and sister-in-law, Lucille Parsons and brother-in-law, Bob Kohn of Antigo; 19 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren; 7 step-grandchildren and 1 step great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by: his parents; wife, Muriel; son, Larry; brother, Carl and 2 sisters, Delores Kohn and Lorraine Hintze. Funeral services will be held on his birthday on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano with the Rev. Ted Andrada officiating. Visitation will be held at Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano on Monday from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. and on Tuesday at the church from 9:00 a.m. until the time of services. Swedberg Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. A memorial fund has been established. www.swedbergfuneralhome.com