6-3-17 niece of man killed in explosion “devastated”

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The niece of a Wisconsin mill worker killed when the plant he worked in exploded says the incident has left her devastated.  The Didion Milling corn processing plant in Cambria blew up Wednesday night, killing three workers and injuring 11 more so severely they had to be taken to area hospitals.  Forklift driver Robert Goodenow was one of the workers killed. His niece, 33-year-old Sarah Goodenow, says she had an anxiety attack when she heard he had died. She says he wasn’t married and had no children but loved to play with kids during family gatherings.  She says she remembers him playing catch with her when she was a young girl and how he always liked to color and draw with her children. She says she’s devastated.  The cause of the explosion remains under investigation.