- The people of this community were shocked to hear of the death of Ray Winchenbach which occurred at Rockland Saturday. Much sympathy is extended the family.
Waldoboro Press: April 15th, 1943
WINCHENBACH, at Rockland, April 10. Ray B. Winchenbach of Waldoboro. Funeral services were Tuesday P.M. at the Flanders Funeral Residence in Waldoboro. Interment was in the Dutch Neck Cemetery.
Waldoboro Press: April 15th, 1943.
Raymond U. Winchenbach passed away Saturday, April 10, 1943, at the home of a friend in Rockland after a month's illness. The oldest of 10 children, born to the late Roscoe and Cora Genthner Winchenbach on August 7, 1887. At an early age he married Mertie V. Gross and three children were born of this union; William K., Walter R., and Mrs. Beatrice M. Chase. Mrs. Winchenbach passed away in March 1929, and on Sept. 27, 1930 he married Mrs. Rose E. Atkinson who also passed away on Dec. 19, 1938. Mr. Winchenbach had been a carpenter all his life and had worked on the construction of many homes, also had worked on the building of boats. Besides the children mentioned, he leaves four grandchildren, Lloyd and Maynard Winchenbach, Mrs. Edith Wallace and Keith Chase; also six great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Mattie Simmons and Mrs. Fannie Pottie of Friendship, Mrs. Julia Wotton of Lawry, and Mrs. Carrie Lineen of Baldswinville, Mass., and four brothers, Roscoe L. of Jamacia Plains, Mass., Frank D. of Friendship, Samuel L. of South Waldoboro, and Thomas F. of this place. Another brother Fred G. died in Nevada several years ago. Services were conducted at Flander's Funeral Home, Tuesday afternoon with burial in the family lot in the Dutch Neck Cemetery.
Lincoln County News: April 15th, 1943
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