Monday, May 20, 2013

Winifred T. “Winnie” Bulcher (May 17, 2013)

Winifred T. “Winnie” Bulcher, age 96, lived in the Versailles area for 93 years before moving to Dayton, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2013 at 8:10 AM at Englewood Manor in Englewood, Ohio. She was born on November 5, 1916 in Frenchtown, Ohio, to the late Henry & Emma (George) Goubeaux.

Winnie is survived by her sons and daughter in law, William Bulcher of Houston, Texas and Tom & Patty Bulcher of Powell, Ohio; daughters and sons in law, Mary Ann & Kenneth Griffiths of Englewood, Ohio and Kathy & Steve Abbott of Lebanon, Ohio; grandchildren, Jacqueline (Alan) Carrier, Cheryl (Kristopher) Larcom, Jacob Abbott and Emma Abbott; great granddaughter, Elizabeth Larcom; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Winnie is also preceded in death by her husband, Robert P. Bulcher on November 26. 2004, whom she married May 22, 1946; sisters, Bessie Paulus and Judith Barga; and great grandson, Kenneth James Toothman.

Winnie was a member of the St. Ann Sodality, former member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Versailles, and currently a member at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Englewood. She loved playing cards, cooking and sewing. She was a homemaker, a former Buckeye Overall employee and a 1935 graduate of Versailles High School.

There will be a Mass of Christian Burial held on Monday, May 20, 2013 at 10:30 AM at St. Denis Catholic Church, Versailles, Ohio, with Rev. Fr. David Vincent celebrant. Burial will follow in the St. Valbert Cemetery, Versailles, Ohio. Family will receive friends on Sunday, May 19, 2013 from 2-4 PM at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home, Versailles, Ohio as well as Monday from 9-10 AM at the funeral home.

It is the wishes of the family that memorial contributions be given to the Versailles Medical Emergency Services. Condolences for the family may sent to www.zecharbailey.com