Vera Winter

Vera Winter

 

 

Vera J. Winter, 94, of Sumner, formerly of Waucoma, died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at Hillcrest Home in Sumner.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at St. Peter Lutheran Church – Richfield with Rev. Wayne Ellingson and Irmgard Ellingson officiating.  

Interment followed at Alpha Cemetery. 

Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Sumner was in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to the family for later designation.  

Online condolences may be left at www.beckermilnesrettig.com

Vera June, daughter of Ernest and Rena (Knief) Miller, was born June 10, 1923, at Sumner on the Miller Family Farm. 

She was baptized July 1, 1923, and confirmed April 11, 1937, both at St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner.

Vera received her early education in the rural Sumner Schools and graduated from Sumner High School in 1940. 

On Feb. 25, 1941, she was united in marriage with Oliver August Winter at St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner. The couple farmed in rural Waucoma for 47 years. Vera was very active on the farm, where she milked cows, raised chickens and did many other daily tasks. The couple retired from farming in 1989.

Oliver’s death occurred in 1998. 

Vera remained on the farm until moving to the Hillcrest Home in Sumner in November 2016. 

She was a longtime member of St. Peter Lutheran Church – Richfield, where she was very active in WELCA and the Faith, Hope, and Charity Circle.

Vera was also a member of the Waucoma Jolly Old-Timers, Happy Hearts, Fayette County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, Eden Township Homemakers, Alpha School P.T.A, and the Alpha Cemetery Board. 

She was an avid collector, whether it be salt and pepper shakers or chicken decorations. Vera also enjoyed scrapbooking and gardening.

Vera is survived by her four children, Joyce (Jed) Grover of North Pole, Alaska, Roger (Karen) Winter of Waucoma, Doris (Karl) Erickson of Falls City, Neb., and Kevin (Tammy) Winter of Waucoma; a son-in-law, Jon Harrison of Maynard; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Leo Miller of Orlando, Fla.; and a sister-in-law, Ruth Miller of New Hampton.

In addition to her parents and husband, Oliver, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Wanda Harrison; a great-granddaughter, Serenity Grover; four brothers, Elmer, Les, Cletus, and Ray Miller; a sister, Lorinda Meyer; and four siblings who died in infancy.      10u10

 
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