Roy Windler
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, at Freese Funeral Home, St. Joseph, with Pastor Seth Jersild officiating. Burial will be in Yearsley Cemetery, Urbana. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mr. Windler was born Aug. 24, 1937, at Broadlands, a son to Alvin and Ida Schuette Windler. He married Gerry Marriott on March 5, 1960, at Champaign; she survives.
Also surviving are three children, Kay (Greg) Fink, Cam (Tim) McKinley and Kyle (Jodi Johnson) Windler, all of Urbana; three grandchildren, Lynnette and Bryan Fink and Lindsey Windler; four nieces and nephews, Vicki Hastings, Keith Watson, Craig Leeper and Beth Givan; and several great-nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Verdell Leeper, Lorraine Watson and Arleen Everett.
He graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1955 where he was a member of FFA and he earned the American Farmer Degree.
He farmed east of Urbana all of his life and was named Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer.
He served six years in the National Guard.
He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He also enjoyed bowling, riding Harleys, going camping, boating and snowmobiling. He was a good friend to many.
Memorials may be made to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church or the American Cancer Society.
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