{"id":91476,"date":"2025-01-13T14:45:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T19:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=91476"},"modified":"2025-01-13T14:45:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T19:45:16","slug":"cindy-sue-winger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=91476","title":{"rendered":"Cindy Sue Winger"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\t\r\njQuery(document).ready(function () {var html = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html).insertAfter(\".elementor-widget-theme-post-content\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\tvar html1 = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html1).insertBefore(\".elementor-element-156402f\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4268950360\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ().push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n \r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\t\r\njQuery(document).ready(function () {var html = '<ins class=\"\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins><script>(=window. || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html).insertAfter(\"div.elementor-element.elementor-element-31b33ad.elementor-widget.elementor-widget-image\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\tvar html1 = '<ins class=\"\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins><script>(=window. || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html1).insertBefore(\"div.elementor-element.elementor-element-e95eabd.elementor-widget.elementor-widget-image\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/.js?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4268950360\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ( = window. || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-91477\" src=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9191256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9191256.jpg 400w, https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/9191256-247x300.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\r\n\r\nCindy Sue Winger, nee Fosnough, passed away peacefully on Jan 9th in her home in Long Grove, Illinois, surrounded by family members, after a long illness. Independent and assertive to the last, she is remembered by family and friends as both an adventurous spirit and an elegant lady, both a loving &amp; supportive wife &amp; mother and a determined businesswoman making her way in the world, both a great cook and a talented, hands on, boat mechanic.\r\nShe was born in Marion, Indiana, in 1945 and attended Oak Hill High School and Ball State University. \u00a0Just before her senior year at Oak Hill, her father was transferred by Anaconda to New York where she met Cadet John Winger at West Point. \u00a0It was a blind date, but she was suitably introduced by her father and accompanied by her sister. \u00a0When she subsequently met John\u2019s family, her youngest future brother-in-law still remembers being impressed by the glamorous girlfriend of his older brother. \u00a0When Cindy &amp; John married at West Point in 1966, it was in front of a large Hoosier crowd.\r\nJohn\u2019s first assignment was in Germany and Cindy immersed herself in planning weekend excursions &amp; longer vacations and hosting family visitors. \u00a0One mishap was breaking her ankle on her first trip to a ski slope. Undaunted, she soon engineered a 3-day blitz of Paris in a walking cast.\r\nGermany was followed by a 2-year stint in California where Mike was born, John was in graduate school and Cindy was president of the large Officers Wives\u2019 Club of Stanford University.\r\nLeaving Stanford, John went to Vietnam while Cindy &amp; Mike lived with her supportive parents during those troubled times. \u00a0Upon John\u2019s return, the small family spent a few months at Ft. Benjamin Harrison and then moved to Virginia where Mark was born. \u00a0While there, Cindy became a Colonial Virginia and Civil War buff.\r\nIn 1974, John completed his Army obligation and began work with General Electric in Pittsfield Massachusetts. \u00a0Cindy promptly joined Welcome Wagon and moved up to become president. \u00a0In Pittsfield, as at Stanford, being president involved a lot of social activity and Cindy\u2019s house was the place to go. And her kitchen was always her father-in-law\u2019s favorite restaurant whenever he came to town. \u00a0A big plus for Pittsfield was that Cindy\u2019s parents, sister and brother all lived within a few hours so there were lots of visitors. \u00a0And the skiing conditions were enticing enough that Cindy shrugged off her prior mishap and learned how to ski. \u00a0And so did Mike.\r\nIn 1977, however, Cindy &amp; John moved to Milwaukee to join a more dynamic GE business - Medical Systems which was expanding to include CT &amp; MR.\r\nUpon arrival, Cindy got involved in community activities and then became president of the PTA for the local elementary school. \u00a0As her sons became involved with soccer and wrestling, she learned the sports, cheered them on and took turns carpooling. \u00a0 \u00a0She always took a great deal of interest in John\u2019s GE jobs and provided strong ongoing support and sound advice.\r\nCindy spent a year in real estate, earning recognition for outstanding performance, but then moved into the travel business to leverage her European experience and to get more weekend and evening time with the family. \u00a0The travel business was a great fit for her and by 1985 she had started her own company. \u00a0It was a great fit for the family too as it provided another dimension for family activity. \u00a0She was very proud to be able to take the family on multiple European vacations and to purchase her own Accura. \u00a0And her family was proud of her. \u00a0Gradually, though, the price structure of the travel industry changed as route competition increased and airlines absorbed more of the total booking volume. \u00a0Eventually, Cindy had to shut the business down and look for other involvement opportunities, but it was a great, culturally enriching run while it lasted.\r\nDownhill skiing had been a casualty of the move to Milwaukee, but that family activity was replaced by boating, initially on small inland lakes, but ultimately on Lake Michigan. \u00a0And Cindy was a very enthusiastic participant. \u00a0She negotiated the price of progressively larger sailboats and spent a Mother\u2019s Day weekend refurbishing one of these. \u00a0For several years, Cindy, John &amp; their boys sailed on Lake Geneva from a mooring adjacent to that of her sister and her family. \u00a0Once her sister moved to the Carolinas, Cindy &amp; John joined the Milwaukee Yacht Club and moved to Lake Michigan (on a larger boat Cindy had found). \u00a0On the big lake, in emergency situations, she would read operator manuals and take corrective action while John remained at the helm to keep the boat under control in the interim. \u00a0Or if there was a problem with a sail up front, she would go forward to fix it while John remained at the helm. \u00a0She became Captain of the club\u2019s Cruising Fleet and led 17 boats 80 miles across the lake. \u00a0A number of boat captains had been reluctant to cross and only went because they knew Cindy would take care of them. \u00a0Cindy\u2019s activity also provided more visibility to John and ultimately led to him becoming Commodore of the club. \u00a0Cindy meanwhile became Commander of the Milwaukee Sail &amp; Power Squadron.\r\nAnother project Cindy worked on was designing a new house. \u00a0She began with touring the entire Milwaukee metropolitan area for both old homes and new construction but couldn\u2019t find exactly what she wanted. \u00a0Next, she began checking out library books with hundreds of designs, but again nothing was quite right. \u00a0Next step was a xerox, cut &amp; paste effort combining the best features of multiple designs. \u00a0Encouraged by the results, she bought drafting equipment and began to smooth out the rough spots in the cut &amp; paste effort. \u00a0Then she hired an architect for further smoothing and a building contractor to construct the final product. \u00a0The result was spectacular.\r\nIn 2009, following John\u2019s retirement, Cindy &amp; John began to split time between Milwaukee in the summer and Venice Florida in the winter until in 2013 the Milwaukee home was sold preparatory to moving from a smaller to a larger home in Florida. \u00a0Meanwhile, they became quite involved with the Venice Yacht Club. \u00a0In 2017, though, having experienced several Florida summers, they bought another Milwaukee area home for summer use and subsequently bought a motorboat (having previously sold their last sailboat) and re-engaged with the Milwaukee Yacht Club. \u00a0By 2024, due to increasing health concerns and a desire to be closer to their sons, Cindy &amp; John had reduced their real estate holdings to a single home now located in the Chicago area. \u00a0Over the past year they have taken their sons and families on several overseas vacations in order to share again the excitement of such travel.\r\nMy great lady, I am glad we were able to have a last year of travel and a last boating season together and with our sons. \u00a0We have shared a wonderful life together and I will always miss you. \u00a0Rest now in peace .\u2026 love, your John\r\nFuneral services will be 10:30 am, Saturday, January 18, 2025, at First United Methodist Church, 110 N. Cass Street, Wabash, with Pastor J.P. Freeman, \u00a0officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. \u00a0Friends may call Saturday, January 18, 2025, 9:00 am - 10:30 am at the church. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.\r\n\r\nPreferred memorials are the American Cancer Society or Alzheimer's Association\r\n\r\nThe memorial guest book for Cynthia \"Cindy\" may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.\r\n<script  src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/.js?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2870348528\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ( = window. || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n \r\n<script  src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2870348528\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ().push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cindy Sue Winger, nee Fosnough, passed away peacefully on Jan 9th in her home in Long Grove, Illinois, surrounded by family members, after a long illness. 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