Elaine Marie (Killey) Winton passed peacefully into our good Lord’s hands on February 23, 2024. She was 83 years old. She loved deeply, and she was truly loved.Elaine’s smiling presence was legendary. It lit up anyone who paused to notice, and it drew them back to her just to see it again. And if you were lucky, that smile would melt into an indelible ‘I love you’, which were the enduring words she shared openly to everyone near her in her final days.
Her love was imbued by calm, abiding, and graceful presence. She loved nurturing and giving tours of her beautiful gardens. She made the best Christmas sugar cookies on the planet. She delighted in traveling all over the world with her loving husband, and she savored boat cruising as the ultimate first mate.
And above all, she loved our Creator very deeply and unfailingly. She is now smiling and dancing in heaven, making a place for anyone to join her.
Elaine is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, W. Patrick Winton, her son Brian (Vicki) Winton, her son Craig (Susan) Winton, her daughter Deanna (Steve) Hoffman, and 7 grandchildren, Patrick, Jared, Wade, Mackenzie, Zachary, Audrey (Hoffman), and Vivianna (Hoffman).
All are welcome at a celebration of her life on Friday, April 19, 2024, at Huron River Methodist Church, 7643 Huron River Drive, Dexter, MI 48130. 10:00am Visiting / Open House, 11:00am Service, Lunch after the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to any of the following:
- Alzheimer’s Association, Greater Michigan Chapter https://www.alz.org/gmc
- UMRC Porter Hills Foundation https://foundation.mybrio.org/donate-online/
- Huron River Methodist Church https://www.huronrivermethodist.org/donate
An interment will be planned at a later date in the Upper Peninsula’s Riverside Cemetery in Ontonagon, MI.
Arrangements by Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea, Michigan
O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:34 AMP
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