Wayne Elmer Walters

WinonaWayne Elmer Walters, 81 of Winona, died Friday, March 7, 2014 at home after battling cancer.Wayne was born September 29, 1932 in La Crosse to Elmer and Ruth (McLees) Walters. On July 7, 1956, he was united in marriage to Grace Anderson at Central Lutheran Church in Winona. He served in the United States Navy from 1951-1955. Wayne retired from Cytec in 1998, after 35 years.He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Grace; four sons, John (Brenda) of Winona, Robert (Teresa) of Nodine, Larry of Ridgeway and Chad (Heide) of Houston; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brothers, Lloyd (Norma) of Winona, Richard (Pat) of Pickwick; sisters, Beverly Meyer of Winona, Shirley Hollander of Cleveland, OH, Sharon (Jim) Meier of Winona and Kathy of La Crosse; sister-in-law, Diane Walters of Winona; brothers-in-law, Gerald (Pat) Anderson of Winona and Charles (Marlene) Anderson of Winona; aunts, Verna Rosso of La Crosse and Anna Walters of Winona; and many nieces and nephews.Wayne was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Keith Walters and brothers-in-law, John Hollander and Bernard Meyer.Memorial Service will be held at 1pm on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at First Baptist Church, 368 West Broadway, Winona with the Reverend Dennis Hudson officiating. Visitation will be from 4-7pm on Friday, March 14 at Hoff Celebration of Life Center in Goodview and one hour prior to the service at church. Following the memorial service, military honors will be provided by the American Legion Leon J. Wetzel Post #9.Please share a memory of Wayne, sign his online guestbook and view his video tribute when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com.
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/473964