William C. Winter

William C. "Bill" Winter was born on February 10, 1925, in Belleville, Illinois, a son of Henry J. and Rose L. (Winterbauer) Winter. He married Virginia E. Schanuel on April 14, 1948, in Belleville, Illinois. Mr. Winter was employed for over 41 years in government service. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps for 2 and half years during World War II in France, the Netherlands and Germany. Bill worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a Railway Mail Clerk for 20 years, operating between St. Louis, Carbondale and Memphis and six years at the East St. Louis Post Office holding various positions. He was appointed Postmaster of the Hoffman Post Office in 1974 and Postmaster of the Bartelso Post office in 1979, from which he retired in 1984. Mr. Winter was a member of St. Mary's Church in Carlyle and was in the choir; the Knights of Columbus, Council 1382, Carlyle and the National Association of Postmasters of the United States. His love of hunting and fishing brought him to Carlyle where he spent many hours on Carlyle Lake in pursuit of his hobbies. William C. "Bill" Winter entered into rest on Thursday, January 14, 2010, at his residence in Carlyle. He was 84 years of age. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Virginia E. Winter of Carlyle; 2 sons - Stephen John Winter and wife Annie of Placerville, California and Larry Joseph Karigan-Winter and wife Martha of Huntsville, Arkansas; 3 grandchildren - Angeline, Rosalie and Regina of Arkansas and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and 3 brothers - Joseph Winter in infancy, Col. Waldron J. Winter, Ret. and Henry C. Winter. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 16, 2010, at St. Mary's Church in Carlyle with Fr. George Mauck, officiating. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Zieren Day Funeral Home on Friday from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. The Knights of Columbus will pray the rosary in Mr. Winter's memory at 7:00 P.M. on Friday at St. Mary's Church. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mr. Winter may be made to St. Mary's Church and will be received at the funeral home. Previous EventsVisitation
Friday, January 15, 2010
Zieren Funeral Home 1111 Clinton Street
Carlyle, IL 62231 Rosary
Friday, January 15, 2010
St. Mary's Church 1171 Jefferson Street
Carlyle, IL 62231 Mass of Christian Burial
Saturday, January 16, 2010
St. Mary's Church 1171 Jefferson Street
Carlyle, IL 62231