Christine Weinbrenner, 03 Sept 1927 - 07 Nov 2017

WEINBRENNER, MARTIN, OSBURN, BUCHMEYER, LESKO, JENKINS, BIDDLE, HUMMEL, DAVIDSON

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 7/3/2018 at 14:26:04

A celebration of life service for Christine Weinbrenner, 90, Williamsburg, are 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, at, Powell Funeral Home, Williamsburg.

Visitation is from 2 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. Messages may be sent to the family at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.

Mrs. Weinbrenner died Tuesday, Nov. 7, at Highland Ridge, Williamsburg.

Christine Martin was born Sept. 3, 1927, in Jacksontown, Ohio, the daughter of John and Margaret (Osburn) Martin. She graduated from high school in Columbus, Ohio.

She was united in marriage to Carl Weinbrenner on May 29, 1953. They later divorced. Chris held various secretarial positions in Columbus, when she moved to Cedar Rapids in 1960, where she had worked as executive secretary for IBM Corp. There, she was awarded the “National Secretary of the Year” award and later the Linn County Republican Party.

She owned and operated Design & Type, Inc, in Columbus and Cedar Rapids, she also worked as the first marketing director for Westdale Mall.

She moved to Williamsburg in 1998 were she remained active in publishing newsletters such as Williamsburg Booster Club newsletter, Iowa County Historical Society’s “Pioneer Heritage News,” the “Bluespaper” of Linn County Blues Society in Cedar Rapids, and the “Anchor” of St. Paul United Methodist Church. She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and the Iowa County Republicans. Chris enjoyed going to her grandchildren’s activities, collecting Tea Leaf dishes, driving her convertible, listening to blues music and spending time with family.

She is survived by three children: Marc (Beth) Weinbrenner of Williamsburg, Stuart (Joan Buchmeyer) Weinbrenner of Cedar Rapids and Valerie (David) Lesko of Rogersville, Alabama; a daughter-in-law: Barb (Harold) Jenkins of Columbus, Ohio; six grandchildren, Scott (Tauni) Biddle, Eric (Jenny) Biddle, Sean (Julie) Biddle, Nicholaus (fiancée Emily Hummel) Weinbrenner, Rebecca (Phil) Davidson and Tiffany Lesko; and 18 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, ex-husband, a son, Michael Biddle and daughter-in-law, Donna Weinbrenner.

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