PANTHER, Christine Ann (Winder) 1948-2010

PANTHER, WINDER, HEMSETH

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 1/8/2020 at 10:59:48

Christine Ann Panther

July 23, 1948 - January 3, 2020

Obituary for Christine Ann Panther

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA - Christine Ann “Chris” Panther, 71, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, January 3, 2020, at Unity Point-Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo

She was born July 23, 1948, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Jack and Evelyn Hemseth Winder. She married Robert “Bob” Panther March 9, 1968 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waterloo.

Chris graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 1966 and was employed as a respiratory therapist at Allen Hospital prior to starting her family. She then was a homemaker, raised her family, and began working at Cedar Valley Veterinary Clinic in 1998.

Survived by: her husband of Cedar Falls; four daughters, Kim (Peter) Panther-Lyons of Albuquerque, NM, Carrie (Brad) Sherwood of Dike, Erin Neuendorf of Denver, and Sarah (Ben Sink) Panther of Cedar Falls; her mother Evelyn Winder of Cedar Falls; eight grandchildren, Ian and Owen, Madeline (Devon) and Carter, Cale and Mira, and Keeley and Channing; and four brothers, John (Kathy) Winder of Janesville, Jim Winder of Cedar Falls, Bob Winder of Waterloo, and Tom (Audra) Winder of Mansfield, WI.

Preceded in death by her father.

Services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with interment in the Hillside Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the Richardson Funeral Service and also one hour prior to the services at the church on Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Cedar Bend Humane Society. Online condolences may be left at www.richardsonfuneralservice.com.

Chris was involved with Conestoga Council of Girl Scouts as a troop leader and was a devoted advocate for animals.

SOURCE: Richardson Funeral Service website