Dana W. Winsett, 66, 1832 Gebhart,
died of cancer Tuesday at his home.
He was born Sept. 6, 1916, in Ottawa
County. He had lived in Salina since 1945,
after he moved here from Baltimore, Md.
He was raised in Ottawa County and attended
the Wells School. He graduated
from Miltonvale High School in 1934.
Mr. Winsett worked for Southwestern
Bell for 33 years until he retired in
1980. He served as a radio operator on
B-17 airplanes during World War II.
He was a ruling elder and member of
the First Presbyterian Church, and belonged
to the Salina Blue Lodge No. 60,
the Salina Consistory, the Isis Shrine,
the Uniformed Units of the Shrine and
the Telephone Pioneers.
Surviving are his wife, Alia Rose, of
the home; a brother, Verl, Minneapolis;
and four sisters, Mrs. Dorothy
Briggs, Lamar; Mrs. Irene Catlin, Miltonvale;
Mrs. Arlene Brumfield, Concordia;
and Mrs. Estel Black, Whittier,
Calif.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the First Presbyterian
Church, the Revs. Bernard Hawley and
Tom Glenn officiating. Burial will be in
the Roselawn Memorial Park. Graveside
services will be conducted by the
Salina Blue Lodge No. 60.
The family suggests memorials to
the church or the Presbyterian Manor.
Friends may call at the Geisendorf
Rush Smith Funeral Home until
Thursday morning.
Dana W. Winsett, 66, 1832 Gebhart,
died of cancer Tuesday at his home.
He was born Sept. 6, 1916, in Ottawa
County. He had lived in Salina since 1945,
after he moved here from Baltimore, Md.
He was raised in Ottawa County and attended
the Wells School. He graduated
from Miltonvale High School in 1934.
Mr. Winsett worked for Southwestern
Bell for 33 years until he retired in
1980. He served as a radio operator on
B-17 airplanes during World War II.
He was a ruling elder and member of
the First Presbyterian Church, and belonged
to the Salina Blue Lodge No. 60,
the Salina Consistory, the Isis Shrine,
the Uniformed Units of the Shrine and
the Telephone Pioneers.
Surviving are his wife, Alia Rose, of
the home; a brother, Verl, Minneapolis;
and four sisters, Mrs. Dorothy
Briggs, Lamar; Mrs. Irene Catlin, Miltonvale;
Mrs. Arlene Brumfield, Concordia;
and Mrs. Estel Black, Whittier,
Calif.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m.
Thursday at the First Presbyterian
Church, the Revs. Bernard Hawley and
Tom Glenn officiating. Burial will be in
the Roselawn Memorial Park. Graveside
services will be conducted by the
Salina Blue Lodge No. 60.
The family suggests memorials to
the church or the Presbyterian Manor.
Friends may call at the Geisendorf
Rush Smith Funeral Home until
Thursday morning.
Family Members
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Dorothy Alice Winsett Briggs
1901–1994
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Vern Leland Winsett
1903–1977
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Josephine A. Winsett Briggs
1905–1966
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Iva Grace Winsett Woodworth
1906–1936
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Irene Ina Winsett Catlin
1911–1995
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Robert Winsett
1913–1982
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Verl Delmar Winsett
1918–1996
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Arlene Virginia Winsett Brumfield
1921–1988
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Estal May Winsett Black
1924–1995
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