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Missing Janesville man found

By GAZETTE STAFF Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 3:17 p.m.

JANESVILLE – Police say an 83-year-old man who went missing Tuesday was found Wednesday, safe and sound.

The man, Robert J. Windhaeuser, had recently moved to Janesville from Green Bay.

“Mr. Windhaeuser has been located in the Green Bay area. He is safe and with family,” according to a news release.

Police asked for the public's help in finding Windhaeuser after he didn’t return from a Tuesday morning trip to Wal-Mart.

SwissChick
Nov 5, 2009 at 9:59 a.m.
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I'm glad everyone is safe, too. Here's the original story that someone obviously missed.

http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/latest-ne...

Inyafaze
Nov 5, 2009 at 8:41 a.m.
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AWWW!!! Lil ol man is probably humbled by how much they cared.... It is pretty nice though. If it were me, or my family, it would feel good to know.

localboysince1968
Nov 5, 2009 at 8:35 a.m.
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I am glad to hear this had a safe ending.

carlitosway
Nov 5, 2009 at 7:22 a.m.
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most phones having a tracking system in them and I am also grateful to hear they found him.

janesvillean
Nov 5, 2009 at 6:28 a.m.
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In the early stages of Alzheimer's you can still be quite functional. Sometimes willful. My guess is that he was in his mind forced to move to Janesville to be near caring relatives but didn't like the dislocation.
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A product I recommend is the Kajeet phone. It's for parents to give to their kids, but it has a GPS feature that can be remotely monitored.

bigsmurf
Nov 5, 2009 at 12:47 a.m.
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I guess Walmart in Green Bay is cheaper.

etown
Nov 4, 2009 at 10:19 p.m.
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does it matter , he is home now safe. i m very happy for this family

prevention
Nov 4, 2009 at 10:17 p.m.
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WOW! I thought we'd never see the days anymore that people actually cared! Thank you for allowing me the peace of mind to know that there are still a few decent people left in this world!

SarahB1
Nov 4, 2009 at 9:36 p.m.
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Thank goodness this man was found to be safe. I kept a lookout for him while doing various errands this morning.

hannah
Nov 4, 2009 at 4:47 p.m.
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yes I know swiss chick- I was wondering how he got to green bay. did he drive to the walmart here and decide to"go home" and not tell anybody?

BuckyFan08
Nov 4, 2009 at 4:14 p.m.
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I'm glad that Mr. Windhaeuser was found safe.

SwissChick
Nov 4, 2009 at 3:57 p.m.
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Walmart here.

lovenlife
Nov 4, 2009 at 3:57 p.m.
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Thank you so much for the update. This gentleman has been on my mind since I read this today. I am so glad he is safe!!

janesvillemom
Nov 4, 2009 at 3:27 p.m.
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Glad to hear he is safe!

blugrn25
Nov 4, 2009 at 3:25 p.m.
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WOW! how did he get back there? Glad he's ok

hannah
Nov 4, 2009 at 3:23 p.m.
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walmart in green bay?

hannah
Nov 4, 2009 at 3:22 p.m.
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I did see this on the billboard this mid am.

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