Winka, Raymond R. 'Ray'

1929 - 2019  (90 years)

• Name	Winka, Raymond R. 'Ray'
  		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, Irene V.   d. 2026
  Children	> 1. Winka, Mike > 2. Winka, Debbie > 3. Winka, Mark   4. Winka, Tracy   5. Winka, Brent
  Family ID	F17299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Dec 1929 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Saint Stephens Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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. Stephen’s 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 son’s 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [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).