Martin Van Buren WINDER

1913 - 2005  (92 years)

• Name	Martin Van Buren WINDER  [1]
  Birth	13 Jun 1913	, Osborne, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA
  	federal
  cemetery	Oct 2005	Lucas, Russell, Kansas, USA
  	Grand Center Cemetery
  obituary	Oct 2005	Lucas, Russell, Kansas, USA
  	LUCAS '97 Martin V. Winder, 92, Lucas, formerly of rural Waldo, died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005 at the Beverly Health Care Center in Lucas. Mr. Winder was born June 13, 1913, in Liberty Twp. Osborne County. He was the oldest son of the six children of Ralph L. Winder and Hazel R. Goad Winder. He grew up in Liberty Twp and attended rural schools there and attended Covert High School, leaving school early to help out on the family farm. He was a farmer and stockman. He married Gwendolyn Finkenbinder on Feb. 1, 1936, at Stockton, KS. They moved to California after their marriage and Martin dug graves in California for six years to earn a living for his family. Two daughters were born to this union during this time, Mona Katherine and Lola Beth. They returned to Kansas in 1941 to farm in Victor Twp. in Osborn Co. He was a farmer and stockman for most of his lifetime, which he loved and enjoyed throughout his life, especially enjoying operating modern day tractors. He collected pennies and he also hunted as a younger man. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gwendolyn, in 1974; and a daughter, Lola Beth McClain; his parents; three sisters, Norma Goodman, Roberta Tack, and Peggy Cobb. Survivors include a daughter, Mona Kennedy (and her husband, Peter) of Luray; (one son-in-law, Dwane McClain, and wife, Kathy, of Russell, KS;) a brother, Rufus L. of Whittier, Calif.; a sister, Ida Belle Stewart of Sunnyside, Wash.; six grandchildren: (Gary D. McClain, and wife, Diana; David D. McClain, and wife, Lorraine; Mary Beth McClain, Kay Ellen Bruger, and husband, Bill; Charles D. Kennedy and wife, Kathy; and Bill Kennedy and wife Shena;) eight great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; and a stepgreat-great-grandchild. A graveside inurnment service will be at 10 a.m. today in Grand Center Cemetery, near Waldo wife Pastor Chris Holtorf officiating. Memorials may be made to Beverly Health Care Center in Lucas, in care of Pohlman-Heise Mortuary, 610 N. Maple, Russell 67665.
  _UID	232F79C66A2B445994FB695581F4D2E03737
  Death	20 Oct 2005	Abilene, DIckinson, Kansas, USA
  Person ID	I21764	WinderWonderland
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Ralph Leroy WINDER,   b. 3 Apr 1891, , Osborne, Kansas, USA d. 4 Jan 1965, Waldo, Russell, Kansas, USA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Hazel R. GOAD   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	13 Sep 1910  [1]
  Family ID	F7789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Luella Gwendolyn FINKBINDER,   b. 31 Oct 1917, Bennington, Ottawa, Kansas, USA d. 7 Mar 1974, Russell, Russell, Kansas, USA (Age 56 years)
  Children	1. Lola Beth WINDER,   b. 6 Oct 1938, , , California, USA d. 26 Oct 1993 (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F7790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  cemetery - Grand Center Cemetery - Oct 2005 - Lucas, Russell, Kansas, USA obituary - Oct 2005 - Lucas, Russell, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S243] Mona Kennedy, Jan 2003 (Reliability: 3).