PRESQUE ISLE- Winona A. Wheeler, 86, died Jan. 5, 2004, at a Presque Isle healthcare facility. She was born June 2, 1917, in Mars Hill, the daughter of Edward L. and Lottie (Reese) Cheney. She was a member of the Grant Memorial United Methodist Church in Presque Isle. She was also a member of the Mars Hill Senior Citizens, Spragueville Extension Home Makers and Lunar Chapter No. 126 OES. She had been employed at S.A.D. No. 1 School Lunch and Aroostook Shoe. She is survived by two sons, Wayne C. Wheeler and his wife, Marilyn, Ralph “Bud” Wheeler and his wife, Anita, all of Presque Isle; grandchildren, Tammy Wheeler of Presque Isle, Gary and Kelly of Sidney, Vicki and David Huston of Mapleton, Lauri and Bruce Buck of Mapleton, Lisa and Brent Scovil of Blaine; step grandchildren, Donna Richardson of Mapleton, and Mike Smith of Presque Isle, Stacey Willette of Washburn, Bobbi Lynn Ouellette of Connor; eight great-grandchildren; and seven great-step-grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth James of Chapman, and Dorothy Lamson of Presque Isle; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Roland Wheeler in 1995; and three brothers, Vaughn Cheney, Adonis Cheney and Ralph Cheney. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Grant Memorial United Methodist Church, Fleetwood Street, Presque Isle. Spring interment will be in Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle. Those who wish may donate in her memory to the Grant Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 992, Presque Isle, ME 04769. Arrangements in the care of Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle.
WINONA A. ‘WINNIE’ WHEELER
