Winka, Raymond R. 'Ray' (1929 - 2019): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1929 - 2019 (90 years)

Name	Winka, Raymond R. 'Ray'
		Raymond R. 'Ray' Winka (1929-2019)
		Raymond R. 'Ray' Winka (1929-2019)
Birth	17 Dec 1929	Flora, Clay County, Illinois [1]
Gender	Male
Reference Number	WINK.R001
_FGRAVE	205821212
Death	29 Dec 2019 [1]
	Raymond Ray R. Winka, age 90, of Flora, Illinois, passed away early Sunday morning, December 29, 2019.
Burial	Saint Stephens Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois [2]
		Headstone, Winka, Raymond "Ray" R.
Person ID	I46865	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	9 May 2024

Father	Winka, Theodore, b. 17 Sep 1887 d. 16 Jun 1973 (Age 85 years)
Mother	Rozanski, Mary, b. 13 Aug 1890 d. 30 Nov 1980 (Age 90 years)
Marriage	Y [3]
Family ID	F16835	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Anderson, I.V.

Children

Family ID F17299 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

Ray was a graduate of Flora High School and served in the Army during the Korean War. He worked at J.C. Borah Motor Sales, Sparton Manufacturing, First National Bank, and retired from World Color Press in Effingham after 23 years. He was an active member in his church, St. Stephens Catholic Church, and was a 4th Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus for years.

He was an avid sports fan and loved coaching his sons ball teams. He also loved watching his Chicago Bears, Fighting Irish, and the St. Louis Cardinals. He was known for his love of gardening and raised strawberries for many years. He loved the outdoors and spent a lot of time teaching his sons to hunt and fish and enjoyed his fall trips to the river with his daughter looking for hickory nuts.

[S14039] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Winka, Raymond "Ray" R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205821212/raymond-r_-winka), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S14040] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Winka, Raymond "Ray" R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205821212/raymond-r_-winka), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S13630] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Winka, Theodore and Mary, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21456835/theodore-winka), none. (Reliability: 2).