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James E. “Jim” Winters

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James E. “Jim” Winters, age 66 of Sauk Centre, died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 6 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Greg Paffel officiating and Rev. Andrew Marthaler concelebrating. Interment was in the parish cemetery with military honors provided by the Sauk Centre United Veterans Honor Guard.
James Edwin Winters was born January 20, 1950 in Alexandria, Minnesota to Verne and Esther (Bromenshenkel) Winters. He graduated from Sauk Centre High School in 1968. After graduation, Jim joined the Minnesota National Guard. He was united in marriage to Mary Smith on May 24, 1983 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre. Jim started working at CarQuest in 1968 and retired in 2009. He was a member of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Sauk Centre and was the Commander of the American Legion Post 67 in Sauk Centre. Jim enjoyed delivering doughnuts to local businesses, working at the Legion, going to the casino, and loved spending time with his family, friends and neighbors on Walnut Street.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Winters of Sauk Centre; children, Pat Winters of Woodbury and Carrie (Dennis) Russ of Melrose; three grandchildren, Logan Winters, Nathan and Georgiana Russ; brothers and sisters, John (Cathy) Winters of West Union, Ron (Nancy) Winters of Osakis, Rita Winters of Alexandria, Gary Winters of West Union, and Elizabeth (Mike) Melby of Brooklyn Center.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Beverly Friedrichs; brother-in-law, Richard Friedrichs; and sister-in-law, Susan Winters.
Serving as casket bearers were Pat Winters, Logan Winters, Matt Winters, Mark Winters, Kevin Winters, and Mark Thompson. Cross bearer was Amy Klein and scripture bearer was Sara Klein. Honorary bearers were members of the American Legion Post 67. Gift bearers were Joe, Sam and Amanda Melby. Mass Servers were Paul, Tom, and Isaac Winters. Serving as Eucharistic Ministers were John and Linda Klein.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.