Carolyn Sue Winter, 88, of Bellflower passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29th at the Aspire Senior Living Center of New Florence surrounded by family.
Sue was born at Bellflower to Russell C. and Clara Estes Robinson on October 25, 1937. She grew up on the farm with her siblings Clifford Don and Lois Faye. They attended a one-room school house, Prairie Flower and later graduated from the Bellflower High School. Sue was one of six in her graduating class of 1955 which was the last year for the Bellflower High School. During her high school years, she was very active on the girls’ basketball team. After graduation she went on to work for McQuay-Norris at St. Louis, MO.
She married her high school sweetheart and classmate Russel Winter on June 8, 1957. They started their family on a farm in Bellflower, MO. They became parents to three daughters, Sheryl, Sandra and Jennifer. Sue was very active on the farm, driving grain trucks and tractors and combining. She had a big garden with lots of canning, raised fresh chickens and raised sheep. She was a great cook and her family’s favorite were her pies. When her youngest daughter Jennifer went to kindergarten, Sue started her bus career with Brook Sutor Bus Service later to become Jerry Schwartz Bus Service which she dedicated 35 years of service. In between bus routes Sue worked for the Division of Family Services and Montgomery County Youth Facility.
Sue was a member of the United Methodist Church, TIE club, Bellflower Fireflies, The Bellflower Squircle 8’s square dancers club and always volunteering to help cook with various dinners.
Sue is survived by her husband of 69 years, Russel Winter, children: Sheryl Leigh (Micheal) Leonard of Bellflower, Sandy Jean Brickey of Cape Coral, Fla. and Jennifer Ann Winter of St Charles.; grandchildren: Ashley (Zachary) Milligan of Bellflower, Taylor (Justin) Clark of Boynton Beach, Fla. and James (fiancé Anna) Brickey of Ballwin; great-grandchildren, Aliya, Jaidyn and Kyler Milligan and baby Clark on the way. Other survivors include sister in-law Joyce Hendricks, sister/brother in-law Marilyn and Charles Grosse and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Russel and Clara Robinson; siblings, infant sister Betty Ann Robinson, brother Don and wife Wanda Robinson, sister Faye and husband George Cobb, brother/sister-in law Clifford and Merle Winter and brother in-law, Leo Hendricks.
Visitation and funeral services were held on Sept. 2 at the Bellflower Methodist Church. Rev. Jack Gillespie officiated the services. Interment was at the Bellflower Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jerry Schwartz, Carl Schreiner, Alan Schreiner, James Brickey, Zachary Milligan and Mike Grosse. Honorary pallbearers were Ashley Milligan and Taylor Clark.
The family thanks St. Croix Hospice and Aspire Senior Living Center for their excellent care of Sue and the family. If desired, contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Bellflower Cemetery or the United Methodist Church of Bellflower, in care of Schlanker Funeral Home, 207 Danville Road, Montgomery City, Missouri 63361.
