Lynn M. Winters, 82, of Waukon, died Wed., Dec. 12, 2001, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, following a sudden illness.
Funeral services were held Sat., Dec. 15, at 1 a.m. at Martin Funeral Home, with the Rev. David E. Schafer officiating. Burial with graveside military rite were in Oakland Cemetery. Martin Funeral home in Waukon assisted the family with arrangements.
Lynn Marvin Winters was born Oct. 30, 1919, in Ludlow Township, rural Waukon, the son of Carlton Simon and Abigail Blossoms (Livingood) Winters.
He attended the Myron and Jefferson Township rural schools.
He worked for various area farmers for a time before joining the U.S. Navy.
From 1941 to 1945, Lynn served as a Motor Machinists Mate on troop transport vessels and saw action in the European/African/Middle Eastern, as well as Asiatic/Pacific, Theatres.
Following the service, he returned to northeast Iowa, where on Dec. 21, 1945, he married Lillian Russell at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They farmed in several locations in Allamakee and Winneshiek counties for several years.
Later, Lynn hauled milk, drove a maintainer for the Allamakee County Secondary Roads Dept., and worked as a carpenter for Great Plains Supply Co.
Lynn was a member of the VFW.
He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, working in the yard and garage at fixing projects, and spending time with his family.
Lynn was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Genevieve Rood, and three brothers, Virgil, Delbert, and Clinton Winters.
"You can shed tears because they are gone, or you can smile because they lived. You can close your eyes and pray they will come back, or you can open your eyes and see all that they left for you. Your heart can be empty because you can't see them, or you can be full of the love you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember only that they are gone or you can cherish their memory and let it live on. You can cry and close your mind and feel empty, or you can do what they would want: smile, open your heart, love, and go on."
- Elizabeth Ammons
Funeral services were held Sat., Dec. 15, at 1 a.m. at Martin Funeral Home, with the Rev. David E. Schafer officiating. Burial with graveside military rite were in Oakland Cemetery. Martin Funeral home in Waukon assisted the family with arrangements.
Lynn Marvin Winters was born Oct. 30, 1919, in Ludlow Township, rural Waukon, the son of Carlton Simon and Abigail Blossoms (Livingood) Winters.
He attended the Myron and Jefferson Township rural schools.
He worked for various area farmers for a time before joining the U.S. Navy.
From 1941 to 1945, Lynn served as a Motor Machinists Mate on troop transport vessels and saw action in the European/African/Middle Eastern, as well as Asiatic/Pacific, Theatres.
Following the service, he returned to northeast Iowa, where on Dec. 21, 1945, he married Lillian Russell at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They farmed in several locations in Allamakee and Winneshiek counties for several years.
Later, Lynn hauled milk, drove a maintainer for the Allamakee County Secondary Roads Dept., and worked as a carpenter for Great Plains Supply Co.
Lynn was a member of the VFW.
He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, working in the yard and garage at fixing projects, and spending time with his family.
Lynn was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Genevieve Rood, and three brothers, Virgil, Delbert, and Clinton Winters.
"You can shed tears because they are gone, or you can smile because they lived. You can close your eyes and pray they will come back, or you can open your eyes and see all that they left for you. Your heart can be empty because you can't see them, or you can be full of the love you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember only that they are gone or you can cherish their memory and let it live on. You can cry and close your mind and feel empty, or you can do what they would want: smile, open your heart, love, and go on."
- Elizabeth Ammons
Lynn M. Winters, 82, of Waukon, died Wed., Dec. 12, 2001, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, following a sudden illness.
Funeral services were held Sat., Dec. 15, at 1 a.m. at Martin Funeral Home, with the Rev. David E. Schafer officiating. Burial with graveside military rite were in Oakland Cemetery. Martin Funeral home in Waukon assisted the family with arrangements.
Lynn Marvin Winters was born Oct. 30, 1919, in Ludlow Township, rural Waukon, the son of Carlton Simon and Abigail Blossoms (Livingood) Winters.
He attended the Myron and Jefferson Township rural schools.
He worked for various area farmers for a time before joining the U.S. Navy.
From 1941 to 1945, Lynn served as a Motor Machinists Mate on troop transport vessels and saw action in the European/African/Middle Eastern, as well as Asiatic/Pacific, Theatres.
Following the service, he returned to northeast Iowa, where on Dec. 21, 1945, he married Lillian Russell at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They farmed in several locations in Allamakee and Winneshiek counties for several years.
Later, Lynn hauled milk, drove a maintainer for the Allamakee County Secondary Roads Dept., and worked as a carpenter for Great Plains Supply Co.
Lynn was a member of the VFW.
He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, working in the yard and garage at fixing projects, and spending time with his family.
Lynn was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Genevieve Rood, and three brothers, Virgil, Delbert, and Clinton Winters.
"You can shed tears because they are gone, or you can smile because they lived. You can close your eyes and pray they will come back, or you can open your eyes and see all that they left for you. Your heart can be empty because you can't see them, or you can be full of the love you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember only that they are gone or you can cherish their memory and let it live on. You can cry and close your mind and feel empty, or you can do what they would want: smile, open your heart, love, and go on."
- Elizabeth Ammons
Funeral services were held Sat., Dec. 15, at 1 a.m. at Martin Funeral Home, with the Rev. David E. Schafer officiating. Burial with graveside military rite were in Oakland Cemetery. Martin Funeral home in Waukon assisted the family with arrangements.
Lynn Marvin Winters was born Oct. 30, 1919, in Ludlow Township, rural Waukon, the son of Carlton Simon and Abigail Blossoms (Livingood) Winters.
He attended the Myron and Jefferson Township rural schools.
He worked for various area farmers for a time before joining the U.S. Navy.
From 1941 to 1945, Lynn served as a Motor Machinists Mate on troop transport vessels and saw action in the European/African/Middle Eastern, as well as Asiatic/Pacific, Theatres.
Following the service, he returned to northeast Iowa, where on Dec. 21, 1945, he married Lillian Russell at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They farmed in several locations in Allamakee and Winneshiek counties for several years.
Later, Lynn hauled milk, drove a maintainer for the Allamakee County Secondary Roads Dept., and worked as a carpenter for Great Plains Supply Co.
Lynn was a member of the VFW.
He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, working in the yard and garage at fixing projects, and spending time with his family.
Lynn was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Genevieve Rood, and three brothers, Virgil, Delbert, and Clinton Winters.
"You can shed tears because they are gone, or you can smile because they lived. You can close your eyes and pray they will come back, or you can open your eyes and see all that they left for you. Your heart can be empty because you can't see them, or you can be full of the love you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember only that they are gone or you can cherish their memory and let it live on. You can cry and close your mind and feel empty, or you can do what they would want: smile, open your heart, love, and go on."
- Elizabeth Ammons
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