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Obituary for Alvin Roger "Ace" Winter

Alvin Roger "Ace" Winter
4/10/1925 ~ 4/21/2012
 
Alvin Roger (Ace) Winter was born April 10, 1925 in rural Buffalo Center, Iowa to Jake and Mary (Betels) Winter. He grew up on the farm, attended school in Buffalo Center and graduated in 1944. He served our country in the Army during World War II in the Philippines and Japan.

On June 27, 1948 he was united in marriage to Gladys Ann Skaare in Rake, Iowa. Alvin was baptized and confirmed on May 1, 1949 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Buffalo Center where he served as president of the congregation, on the church council, and as superintendent of the Sunday School.

Alvin was a gifted mechanic. He worked at Jensvold's John Deere Implement Store. He later worked at the Buffalo Center Creamery, Winter Furniture Store, a hardware store, as a carpenter, and the Buffalo Center Post Office. He became postmaster at the Scarville, Iowa Post Office and retired from there in 1988. He always enjoyed every job he did. In 1990 the couple moved to Battlement Mesa, Colorado. Alvin enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, gardening, planting and tending trees as well as bowling, traveling, music, and spending time with family and friends. He found humor in everything he did and especially enjoyed performing with a group of musicians at nursing homes. He was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church. He was also a member of the American Legion and the VFW.

Alvin is survived by his wife of 63 years, Gladys; daughter MaryAnn and husband, David; step grandchildren Jeff and Geri; great-grandchildren, Justin, Lyndsey, Jared, Alisha, Erica, Tony and Tyler; and 5 great-great grandchildren; Siblings Ann Patterson and Jake (Arlene) Winter; sisters-in-Iaw and brothers-in­-law, Bob and Inez Liverca, Lois and Wayne Hayes; Jerry and Sharyon Skaare, Carol Gossman, Marion Winter, and Lloyd Gray; and 28 nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jake and Mary Winter; mother and father-in-law John and Celia Skaare; brothers John R. Winter and Richard Winter; sister, Sharon Gray; 3 brothers-in-law Lyle Patterson, James Skaare and Ronald Skaare; sister-in-law Gloria Winter; niece Cheryl Liverca; and nephews, Craig Winter, Keith Winter, and Dennis Winter.

Viewing will be Friday, April 27, 10:00 am at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Rifle. Funeral services will follow immediately at 11:00 am.  Interment will follow at Battlement Mesa Cemetery.

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