Randy E. Pranke, Sr., age 54 of Bowler, passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 at the U.W. Hospital in Madison. Born on May 7, 1957 in Tigerton, he was the son of Edwin Pranke and the late Delores (Malueg) Pranke. Randy worked as a buyer/seller for Pranke Brothers' Auto Wrecking. In his free time, he enjoyed spending time with his family, loved to cook and garden and loved animals and kids. Randy had a great sense of humor that will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Randy is survived by: 2 sons, Aaron (Cassandra) Pranke of Bowler, Randy (Brittany) Pranke, Jr., of Bowler; 4 grandchildren, Jasmine, Evan, Malaki, Erica; his father, Edwin (Judie Erickson) Pranke of Wittenberg; and 3 sisters, Stacy (Alan) Benz of Appleton, Tracy (Dale) Bierman of Bowler and Sandra (Richard Treptow) Pranke of Wittenberg. Randy is further survived by: 7 nieces and nephews, Ronald Beilke, Angeleana Beilke, Tammy Treptow, Cody Bierman, Logan Bierman, Cory Benz, Dana Benz; aunts and uncles, Dave Pranke, Sr. of Wittenberg, Ed & Dee Malueg, Neil & Bev Malueg of Clintonville; and many cousins. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Bowler. Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday after 10:30am until the time of the service. Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano is assisting the family with the arrangements. www.swedbergfuneralhome.com