| Date of Birth | December 18, 1938 |
| Passed Away | June 3, 2014 |
| Place of Residence | North Hornell |
| Home State | NY |
| Service Date | June 6, 2014 |
| Service Time | 10 a.m. |
| Service Location | St. Ann's Church, Hornell |
| Interment Location | St. Mary's Cemetery, Town of Fremont |
NORTH HORNELL-William J. Wintermute, Sr., 75, passed away, in the presence of his loving family, early Tuesday morning (June 3, 2014) at his home on Cleveland Avenue.
Born in Newton, N.J. on December 17, 1938, he was a son of the late William O. and Mary Farrott Wintermute. Besides his parents, he was also predeceased by his granddaughter, Brooke Nicole Weyand and his sister and brother-in-law, Eileen and Bill Oswin.
A graduate of North Hunterdon High School (Clinton, N.J.), class of 1955, Bill proudly served his country with the U.S. Marine Corp from 1957 until his honorable discharge in 1960 as a Corporal E4.
He was employed for 25 years at the Somerset County Court House in Somerville, N.J., retiring as a Civil Assignment Clerk.
Throughout the years Bill and Louise have lived in various states including, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas before becoming residents of the Village of North Hornell five years ago.
A member of Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Bill was a communicant of St. Ann’s Church in Hornell where he was a member of the Resurrection Choir.
He loved to play golf and also enjoyed cars and building furniture.
His loving family includes his wife of 54 years the former, Louise A. Beckwith, who he married on May 21, 1960 in Clinton, N.J.; his four children, Cheryl (Stephen) Roth of Sergeantsville, N.J., Linda (David) Weyand of Hornell, William J. WIntermute, Jr. of Rushford and David S. (Amy) Wintermute of Argyle, TX; his five granddaughters, Audrey, Anna and Claire Weyand, Emily Louise (Derek) Zimmerman and Rylee Ann Wintermute; his great-granddaughter, Hannah Marie Zimmerman; his twin brother, Jack (Holly) Wintermute of Willsboro, N.Y.; his two sisters, Ginger (Bob) Castranova and Bette Price all of Texas; also his many nieces and nephews.
The Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc. in Hornell is honored to serve the family of William J. Wintermute, Sr.
Calling hours are from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell. A Mass to celebrate the Christian Burial will be at St. Ann’s Church at 10 a.m. Friday. All are welcome! Committal prayers and interment, with military honors, will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Town of Fremont.
The United States flag and the Marine Corps flag will proudly fly at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc. in recognition of Bill’s service with the Marine Corps.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may contribute in his memory to either, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Hope Lodge (Hospitality House of Rochester), 1120 South Goodman St., Rochester, N.Y. 14620. Envelopes for memorial contributions will be available at the funeral home.
RIP Bill, you will be missed. give that sweet little Brooke kisses for all of us!
Louise, Cheri, Linda, David & Billy, I am so sorry to hear this news. I have so many wonderful memories of Bill. He was a great guy who always made me feel right at home with the family. I loved listening to his stories, he always made me laugh. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time.
Noyes Hospital Physical Therapy team will miss him. He was such a hard worker and NEVER gave up. Always a Marine.
With no exaggeration: After 15 years in the practice of physical medicine, I will remember Bill as my favorite. I’ll think fondly on him each time someone mentions the Marines, a martini, or a rusty nail, and each time I enter my wood shop.
So sorry to read about the loss of Bill. He and his brother were the two that influenced me to join the Marine Corp when I was growing up and being their back yard neighbor in Clinton, NJ. Little did I know that he was almost a back yard neighbor for me up here in Osceola, PA (Tioga Cty). Thoughts and Prayers for the family. RIP Bill……
To the Wintermute Family,
We came across Bill’s passing in the Democrat. It saddened us to read the news. We have known Bill for a long time and his sons, Billy and David. May he rest in peace and our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. God Bless!!!