Winfield S. Gardner

1922 - 2010  (87 years)

• Name	Winfield S. Gardner
  Nickname	Beezy
  Birth	8 Aug 1922	Groveland, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Abt 1941
  	World War II (US) Distinguished Flying Cross for having flown more than 80 missions (Raids) over Europe including, Cherborg and Normandy.
  Death	19 May 2010	Groveland, Livingston Co., New York, USA
  Notes	Winfield S. "Beezy" Gardner, 87, of East Groveland Road in Groveland died Wednesday May 19, 2010 at his residence. He was born August 8, 1922 the son of the late Carl and Elva (Bennett) Gardner. He attended Geneseo High School and was a Veteran of WW II where he enlisted in the Army-Air Force during WW II. He was the recipient of many awards including the Distinguished Flying Cross for having flown more than 80 raids over Europe including Cherbourg and Normandy. He was married on May 20, 1949 in Groveland, NY to Irene (Litteer) Gardner who he has been married to for 60 years. He had been employed at the former Lucidol Plant in Piffard, NY retiring in 1984 as a Chemical Engineer. He was a farmer who worked and ran the family farm (South Hermitage Farm) in Groveland for many years. He also was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping. He was predeceased by his parents Elva (Bennett) and Carl Dickerson Gardner, a daughter; Susan and a grandson Jeremy Tuso. Besides his wife Irene (Litteer) Gardner, daughters; Ann (James) Couture, Linda Jarvis, Sharon Tuso, and Robin Gardner and a son; Scott (Allison) Gardner, 11 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren
  Person ID	I13537	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	Carl Dickerson Gardner,   b. 1892, New York, USA d. 1956 (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Elva M. Bennett,   b. 1890, Kansas, USA d. 29 Feb 1976 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1921
  Family ID	F3787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irene Litteer,   b. Abt 1925
  Children	1. Susan Gardner   2. Ann Gardner   3. Linda Gardner   4. Sharon Gardner   5. Robin Gardner   6. Scott Gardner
  Family ID	F12955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Aug 1922 - Groveland, Livingston Co., New York, USA Death - 19 May 2010 - Groveland, Livingston Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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