Donald D. Winter 1929-2002

WINTER, MOONEY, POHLER

Posted By: Lori Clark (email)
Date: 12/5/2002 at 16:04:10

Gay & Ciha Funeral & Cremation Service– Iowa City – (319) 338-1132
2720 Muscatine Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa 52240

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Iowa City Dateline:

Donald D. Winter, age 72 of 2809 Wayne Avenue, Iowa City died Tuesday, December 3, 2002 at his home following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Friday, December 6, 2002 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Iowa City with the Reverend James Vrba officiating. Burial with military honors will be at the St. Joseph Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 4 to 7pm today at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, where a parish vigil service will be held at 7pm this evening. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Don’s memory.

Donald was born December 31, 1929, in Iowa City the son of Daniel and Marie (Mooney) Winter. He graduated from St. Patrick’s High School. During the Korean Conflict, he served in the United States Army. On October 18, 1950, he married Donna D. Pohler at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, where he has been a member all of his life. Don has enjoyed many occupations having worked in sales and insurance, he had been a chef in several local restaurants, and until his retirement in 1994, he worked for many years at the University of Iowa.

For all those that knew Don, you knew his love for his family, his woodworking projects, and his love for baseball. Don has been active in the local Babe Ruth organization, coaching hundreds of area youth, serving as District Commissioner, Associate State Commissioner and Secretary on the Midwest Plains Region Babe Ruth Board and a member of the Babe Ruth Umpire Association.. From his commitment to youth, he was inducted into the Iowa Babe Ruth Hall of Fame.

His family includes his wife of over fifty-one years, Donna; daughter and her husband, Deb and Pat Seemuth of Iowa City; son and his wife, David and Sheila Winter of Lawrenceburg, IN; daughter, Diana Winter of Lafayette, IN; son and his friend, Doug Winter and Carmen Miller of Iowa City; son and his friend, Daniel Winter and Susan Schellin of Iowa City; grandchildren, Devin Seemuth, Taylor Seemuth, Jordan Winter, and Joseph Winter all of Iowa City; and brother and his wife, Wayne and Zola Winter of Iowa City.

Don was preceded in death by a brother, Cyril Winter and a sister, Bernice Hansen.

Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service of Iowa City is caring for Don’s family and his services.