JAMES P. WINDERS 1949 -2003

MCCLAIN, WINDERS, DARDIS, CHAPPELL, STROEHLE, MARSHALL, KREMER, KELLER, YOUNG, PAPE

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 8/23/2003 at 08:54:18

James P. Winders

Telegraph Herald - Sunday, July 6, 2003

James P. "Jim" Winders, 54, of 14459 Republic Drive, formerly of 1050 N. Booth St., died at 12:54 a.m. Friday, July 4, 2003, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Peosta, Iowa. Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Centralia, Iowa, where military rites will be accorded by the Tri-State Vietnam Veterans Association and the Dubuque Marine Corps League. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home, 2659 Kennedy Road, where there will be a parish scripture wake service at 8 p.m.

Mr. Winders worked at Peoples Natural Gas from 1971 to 1999. Most recently, Jim worked surveillance at the Diamond Jo Casino.

He was born on Jan. 28, 1949, in Dubuque, son of George and Dorothy (McClain) Winders. On May 15, 1971, Jim married Mickie Dardis at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Peosta.

Jim grew up in rural Dubuque, and graduated from Dubuque Senior High School in 1967. He attended Iowa State University, Ames, prior to being drafted. He served with the Army during the Vietnam War.

He enjoyed cooking, fishing, golfing and spending time with his family. Jim will be sadly missed by all who loved him.

Surviving are his wife, Mickie, of Dubuque; two sons, Jeff (Elizabeth) Winders, of Marion, Iowa, and Josh Winders, of Iowa City; his mother, Dorothy (McClain-Winders) Chappell, of Boscobel, Wis.; two grandchildren, Jace and Casey Winders; a special niece, Shelby Stroehle, of Coralville, Iowa; three brothers, Tom (Kathy) Chappell, of Fennimore, Wis., and Ed (Darcy) Chappell and Carl (Dee) Chappell, both of Boscobel; five sisters, Sabina (Ben) Marshall, of Indiana, Mary Kremer, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ann (Dave) Keller, of Kansas City, Mo., Donna (Jeff) Young, of Boscobel, and Ramona (Oran) Pape, of Dyersville, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Julie Winders, of Livingston, Wis.; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, George Winders Sr.; his stepfather, George Chappell; and a brother, George Winders Jr.

In lieu of flowers, a Jim Winders Memorial Fund has been established.

Mickie, Jeff and Josh would like to thank their friends and family for all the support given to them over the past several days. A special thank-you also to Officer Todd George; the Epworth Fire and Rescue Squad; Chaplain David Pacholke; Dr. Manternach; LuAnn Ambrosy and the entire ER staff; and Finley Hospital for the wonderful care given to Jim.