Steven Ronald Wineinger, 63, of Woodruff Street, Hamden, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Born in Fredericksburg, Indiana on January 2, 1948; son of the late Eugene Wineinger and Laurel Eckleberry Zeender. Steven had worked for the Henry G. Thompson Company of New Haven for 15 years and later for Harbor Health Services, Inc. of Branford. Steven enjoyed spending time with his family; was and avid Boston Red Sox and Yale University Hockey fan, and enjoyed watching his niece and nephew basketball games. Loving brother of Richard K. (Maureen) Zeender of Northford, Nancy (Robert) Ruys of Wallingford and Susan B. Zeender of North Haven. Loving uncle of Adam & Eric Zeender, Justin Feldman, Jennifer & Kevin Ruys. Also survived by his stepmother, Carolyn Wineinger Naugel and brothers Brett and Max Wineinger and a sister Gina wineinger all of Indiana. What we have once enjoyed we could never lose; all that we love deeply becomes a part of us.
Private funeral services have been entrusted to the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. There will be no visiting hours. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family in the In Memoriam Cemetery, Wallingford. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Harbor Health Services, Inc., 14 Sycamore Way, Branford, CT 06405.
Living in Arizona I didn’t get to see Steve often, but I’ll always remember him as a really smart guy who was a lot of fun to be around.
Rick, Maureen, Nancy, Sue and Families:
Sorry to hear about the passing of Steve. Our payers and deepest sympathy are with you all. May he rest in peace. David & Annette, North Haven, CT
Dear Rick, Sue and Nancy:
I am so sorry for the loss of your brother. Steve was a great cousin and I will miss him so much. I enjoyed receiving letters from him. Sometimes he would enclose newspaper clippings about heat waves and snow storms in Connecticut. He did not like the summer and he loved the winter. He was a talented photographer. He used to send me scenic pictures of Connecticut and told me to show them to my friends in California, so they could see what they were missing. My friends thought his pictures were great! He loved going to the movies and I will miss his movie reviews. I saw “True Grit” and the “The Fighter” because they were two of his favorites. He was a caring person and he had a witty sense of humor. Love, Leslie