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Leonard Olaf “Dutch” Winterton

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Leonard Olaf “Dutch” Winterton Veteran

Birth
Thor, Humboldt County, Iowa, USA
Death
27 May 1976 (aged 78)
Clovis, Fresno County, California, USA
Burial
Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.7500553, Longitude: -119.8324507
Memorial ID
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Spouses:
Thelma Millecent Roberts (b. 1899 - d.??)
Virginia Claire Moore (12/12/1906 - 2/9/1934)
Lenore L. Pierson (7/3/1905 - 5/14/1943)
Ruby Geraldine Keller (12/26/1920 - 8/12/1982)

Children:
Janet Winterton Beener Yee (1932-1971)
James Clair "Jimmy" Winterton (1934-2006)
Olaf Edwin Winterton
Ronnie Don Winterton (1949-2015)


Leonard Olaf Winterton was the youngest son of five children born to Peder (Peter) and Wilhelmina (Minnie) Winterton. He was nicknamed "Dutch" (from the Flying Dutchman) because he could run so fast as a child. His parents divorced when he was very young and his mother subsequently moved the family to Omaha, NE where he was raised.
He was in officer's training school when the WWI ended. He pursued his education at a college level and was fortunate to work during the depression as a social worker. He moved to California in the late thirties and worked as a security guard at a movie studio. He moved his family to Vermont where he owned a farm for several years. He sold his farm after developing pneumonia and went to Arizona to recover. From there he returned to California and worked as a contract administrator for Hughes Aircraft in Culver City. He retired to Chico, CA and later to Fresno, CA.

Spouses:
Thelma Millecent Roberts (b. 1899 - d.??)
Virginia Claire Moore (12/12/1906 - 2/9/1934)
Lenore L. Pierson (7/3/1905 - 5/14/1943)
Ruby Geraldine Keller (12/26/1920 - 8/12/1982)

Children:
Janet Winterton Beener Yee (1932-1971)
James Clair "Jimmy" Winterton (1934-2006)
Olaf Edwin Winterton
Ronnie Don Winterton (1949-2015)


Leonard Olaf Winterton was the youngest son of five children born to Peder (Peter) and Wilhelmina (Minnie) Winterton. He was nicknamed "Dutch" (from the Flying Dutchman) because he could run so fast as a child. His parents divorced when he was very young and his mother subsequently moved the family to Omaha, NE where he was raised.
He was in officer's training school when the WWI ended. He pursued his education at a college level and was fortunate to work during the depression as a social worker. He moved to California in the late thirties and worked as a security guard at a movie studio. He moved his family to Vermont where he owned a farm for several years. He sold his farm after developing pneumonia and went to Arizona to recover. From there he returned to California and worked as a contract administrator for Hughes Aircraft in Culver City. He retired to Chico, CA and later to Fresno, CA.


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  • Maintained by: Shirley
  • Originally Created by: Thomas
  • Added: Dec 28, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23608654/leonard_olaf-winterton: accessed ), memorial page for Leonard Olaf “Dutch” Winterton (31 Dec 1897–27 May 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23608654, citing Veterans Liberty Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA; Maintained by Shirley (contributor 48364621).