Winters, James

1942 - 2014  (71 years)    Has 24 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Winters, James
  Born	25 Apr 1942	Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Education - High School	1960	Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
  Neenah High School Class of 1960
  Died	13 Apr 2014	, , Illinois, USA
  Obituary	15 Apr 2014
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Jim was the son of Anthony (Tony) and Evon Winters. Graduated from Neenah High School 1960 where he was a member of the undefeated football teams. Graduate from Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD, in 1964, with a Composite Major in Industrial Technology and Business Minor and a member of the conference championship football teams in the 1962-64 season. In 1967, Jim worked with Eggers Industries in Neenah, WI, and moved to Illinois in 1969. He started his own sales company, Winters Enterprises, where he continued to work with Eggers Industries as well as several other door manufacturers until his retirement in 2013. During that time, he was active in AWI and DHI, considered the leading associations in the wood door industry. Jim was President of the Exchange Club of Grayslake, IL, a national and community service organization, developing programs that supported the youth and elderly. He was dedicated to helping develop grade school and high school students by coaching basketball and football. In the 1980's, Jim was involved in local politics and was elected to the Grayslake, IL Village Board. Jim was active in many sports and for the last 20 years, he was an accomplished bracket drag racer; his red, white & blue '72 Plymouth Duster was well known in the six state area. Jim is survived by his wife, Marilyn Denning; four children, Dana, Kelly, Shane, and Wade; 5 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 900 Geiger St., Neenah, with Fr. Larry Seidl and Deacon Harold Pardew concelebrating. Interment will take place at St. Margaret Cemetery, Neenah. Visitation will be Wednesday at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass. In lieu of flowers, donations would be graciously accepted to the Tony Winters Music Award fund at St. Norbert College, in honor of James Winters, Tony's son. Donations may be made out to SNC - Tony Winters Award, and mailed to St. Norbert College, 100 Grant Street, De Pere, WI, 54115. Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from Apr. 14 to Apr. 15, 2014
  Buried	St. Margaret Catholic Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I66853	1FamilyTree | ClarkVerbockel195286
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Winters, Anthony "Tony",   b. 13 Mar 1914,   d. 5 Jan 1995  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Wieseler, Evon,   b. 24 Mar 1913, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 16 Jan 1994  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F25129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 25 Apr 1942 - Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Education - High School - 1960 - Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Died - 13 Apr 2014 - , , Illinois, USA Buried - - St. Margaret Catholic Cemetery, Neenah, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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