LYNN MARVIN WINTERS 1919-2001

LIVINGOOD, WINTERS, RUSSELL, LUCAS, RYAN, STONE, BURROUGHS, ROOD, WALSH

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Date: 9/5/2007 at 15:20:17

LYNN MARVIN WINTERS

Lynn M. Winters, 82, of Waukon, died Wed., Dec. 12, 2001, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, following a sudden illness.

Funeral services were held Sat., Dec. 15, at 1 a.m. at Martin Funeral Home, with the Rev. David E. Schafer officiating. Burial with graveside military rite were in Oakland Cemetery. Martin Funeral home in Waukon assisted the family with arrangements.

Lynn Marvin Winters was born Oct. 30, 1919, in Ludlow Township, rural Waukon, the son of Carlton Simon and Abigail Blossoms (Livingood) Winters. He attended the Myron and Jefferson Township rural schools. He worked for various area farmers for a time before joining the U.S. Navy.

From 1941 to 1945, Lynn served as a Motor Machinists Mate on troop transport vessels and saw action in the European/African/Middle Eastern, as well as Asiatic/Pacific, Theatres.

Following the service, he returned to northeast Iowa, where on Dec. 21, 1945, he married Lillian Russell at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They farmed in several locations in Allamakee and Winneshiek counties for several years. Later, Lynn hauled milk, drove a maintainer for the Allamakee County Secondary Roads Dept., and worked as a carpenter for Great Plains Supply Co.

Lynn was a member of the VFW. He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, working in the yard and garage at fixing projects, and spending time with his family.

Lynn was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Genevieve Rood, and three brothers, Virgil, Delbert, and Clinton Winters.

Survivors include his wife, Lillian, of Waukon; four daughters, Linda (Dave) Lucas of Central City, Julie (Raymond) Ryan of Cedar Rapids, and Jean (Darrell) Stone and Margie (Ray) Burroughs, both of Waukon, three sons, Charles (Iris) Winters of Anamosa, Robert (Pam) Winters of Waukon, and Larry Winters of Winona, MN, 17 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, a brother, Wesley (Evelyn) Winters; a sister, Doris (Bill) Walsh, a brother-in-law, Wesley Rood, and two sisters-in-law, Lorna and Marie Winters, all of Waukon.

Honorary casketbearers were Jeremy, Eric, and Mark Stone, Tracey Ryan, Marco Walz, Kristina Millizer, Heather Harrelson, Jesse and Amy Burroughs, Rhonda Ash, Kristine Orme, Darcy, Abby, Katie, Nicole, Benjamin, and Stephanie Winters. Casketbearers were Roger, Ron, Jim, Les, Dennis, and Raymond Winters, Steve Clark and Michael Rood.

Waukon Standard, December 19, 2001