Mrs. Martha Marie L. Winker, 90-year-old widow, died in her home, 700 Lee Avenue, at 4:30 o'clock this morning following an extended illness. She had been seriously ill since suffering a stroke on Saturday.
Mrs. Winker was born in New Minden, Ill., on September 19, 1862, a daughter of the late Andrew and Caroline Backs, nee Brinkman, and married William Winker in Belleville on May 27, 1886. Her husband died on April 19, 1920.
Surviving are eight children:
Fred Winker, Granite City, Ill.
Miss Lena Winker, at home
Miss Emelia Winker, at home
Ludwig J. Winker, 620 N Church St.
Miss Minna Winker, at home
Ernst Winker, 525 S Missouri Ave.
Miss Anna Winker, at home
Edwin Winker, 1723 Duncan Ave.
... a brother and sister:
Robert Backs, Swansea, Ill.
Mrs. C. Duecker, Centralia
... and five grandchildren.
She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church.
Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday from Zion Lutheran Church to the Walnut Hill Cemetery. The Rev. C. Thomas Spitz, pastor, will officiate. Friends may call at Gundlach and Company Funeral Home after 2:30 Wednesday, and until 11 a.m. Thursday when the body will be taken to church.
Belleville News Democrat
July 28, 1953
NOTES:
~ She had 10 children with 8 living in 1900.
~ Two children died in infancy, Herman and John.
Mrs. Winker was born in New Minden, Ill., on September 19, 1862, a daughter of the late Andrew and Caroline Backs, nee Brinkman, and married William Winker in Belleville on May 27, 1886. Her husband died on April 19, 1920.
Surviving are eight children:
Fred Winker, Granite City, Ill.
Miss Lena Winker, at home
Miss Emelia Winker, at home
Ludwig J. Winker, 620 N Church St.
Miss Minna Winker, at home
Ernst Winker, 525 S Missouri Ave.
Miss Anna Winker, at home
Edwin Winker, 1723 Duncan Ave.
... a brother and sister:
Robert Backs, Swansea, Ill.
Mrs. C. Duecker, Centralia
... and five grandchildren.
She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church.
Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday from Zion Lutheran Church to the Walnut Hill Cemetery. The Rev. C. Thomas Spitz, pastor, will officiate. Friends may call at Gundlach and Company Funeral Home after 2:30 Wednesday, and until 11 a.m. Thursday when the body will be taken to church.
Belleville News Democrat
July 28, 1953
NOTES:
~ She had 10 children with 8 living in 1900.
~ Two children died in infancy, Herman and John.
Mrs. Martha Marie L. Winker, 90-year-old widow, died in her home, 700 Lee Avenue, at 4:30 o'clock this morning following an extended illness. She had been seriously ill since suffering a stroke on Saturday.
Mrs. Winker was born in New Minden, Ill., on September 19, 1862, a daughter of the late Andrew and Caroline Backs, nee Brinkman, and married William Winker in Belleville on May 27, 1886. Her husband died on April 19, 1920.
Surviving are eight children:
Fred Winker, Granite City, Ill.
Miss Lena Winker, at home
Miss Emelia Winker, at home
Ludwig J. Winker, 620 N Church St.
Miss Minna Winker, at home
Ernst Winker, 525 S Missouri Ave.
Miss Anna Winker, at home
Edwin Winker, 1723 Duncan Ave.
... a brother and sister:
Robert Backs, Swansea, Ill.
Mrs. C. Duecker, Centralia
... and five grandchildren.
She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church.
Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday from Zion Lutheran Church to the Walnut Hill Cemetery. The Rev. C. Thomas Spitz, pastor, will officiate. Friends may call at Gundlach and Company Funeral Home after 2:30 Wednesday, and until 11 a.m. Thursday when the body will be taken to church.
Belleville News Democrat
July 28, 1953
NOTES:
~ She had 10 children with 8 living in 1900.
~ Two children died in infancy, Herman and John.
Mrs. Winker was born in New Minden, Ill., on September 19, 1862, a daughter of the late Andrew and Caroline Backs, nee Brinkman, and married William Winker in Belleville on May 27, 1886. Her husband died on April 19, 1920.
Surviving are eight children:
Fred Winker, Granite City, Ill.
Miss Lena Winker, at home
Miss Emelia Winker, at home
Ludwig J. Winker, 620 N Church St.
Miss Minna Winker, at home
Ernst Winker, 525 S Missouri Ave.
Miss Anna Winker, at home
Edwin Winker, 1723 Duncan Ave.
... a brother and sister:
Robert Backs, Swansea, Ill.
Mrs. C. Duecker, Centralia
... and five grandchildren.
She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church.
Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday from Zion Lutheran Church to the Walnut Hill Cemetery. The Rev. C. Thomas Spitz, pastor, will officiate. Friends may call at Gundlach and Company Funeral Home after 2:30 Wednesday, and until 11 a.m. Thursday when the body will be taken to church.
Belleville News Democrat
July 28, 1953
NOTES:
~ She had 10 children with 8 living in 1900.
~ Two children died in infancy, Herman and John.
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