Our dear Ned Winder passed away August 30, 2005, of a heart condition, with his
family at his side. He was born June 1, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Edwin
Kent and Alma Cannon Winder. He attended Cyprus High School, before serving a
mission in the Southern States. Upon his release, he entered the Navy, where he
served his country in World War II. On October 8, 1948, he married his best
friend Gwen Layton, in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they raised seven
children. He was very instrumental in the growth and development of Winder Dairy
and Valley View Memorial Park. Ned's dedication to community and church service
has been great and varied. During the course of his life, he served as a mission
president, patriarch and sealer in the Salt Lake Temple. If there was a word to
describe the life of Ned Winder, it would be "service". His famous sense of
humor, genuine love of people and quiet acts of kindness, blessed the lives of
many. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, children; Ted (JaNae), Kent
(Sherri), Karen (Roger) Nordgren, Doug (Leslie), Janet (Howard) Gurney, Wendy
(Bret) Bassett and Nancy (Brent) Yorgason; siblings; Richard (Barbara) Winder,
Marion (Willis) Wynn, David Winder and Blake (Cora Lee) Robinson; brother-in-law
Jay (Eva) Layton; 37 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Funeral Services
will be held on Friday September 2, 2005 at 12:00 noon at the Jordan North Stake
Center, 3900 South 4000 West, West Valley City. Friends and family may call
Thursday evening from 5-8 p.m. at Valley View Funeral Home, 4335 West 4100
South, and from 10:00 to 11:45 a.m. prior to the services on Friday at the Stake
Center. Interment will be at Valley View Memorial Park. Condolences, may be sent
to the family through www.MeM.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
the LDS Church General Missionary Fund.Published in the Deseret News on 8/31/2005.
We regret that that Ned was never available to this Website to obtain his Biography. However, in this case we are always willing to re-publish his Obituary for the benefit of all our ship mates.
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