Lloyd "Bud" T. Windfield

Lloyd (Bud) Windfield will be joining the Heavenly Father as he passed away at the age of 94, on Sunday, September 18, 2016, while living at Country House in Grand Island. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 8, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Island with the Rev. Adam Snoberger officiating. Inurnment will be in the Grand Island City Cemetery.



There will be no visitation, cremation was Buds choice of disposition. Memorials in his name are suggested to Trinity Lutheran Church, Zion Lutheran Church in Worms, Trinity School or Heartland Lutheran. Apfel Funeral Home is caring for the family.



Bud was born on the Windfield farm near Worms, Nebraska January 1st, 1922. His parents were Thomas and Lydia (Wagner) Windfield long-time residents of the Worms community. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church and attended the Lutheran parochial school in Worms.



He graduated from Chapman High School in 1940 and took courses in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nebraska. He then returned to the family farm where he worked with his brother Edgar for many years. He married Gertrude White in October of 1942 and was blessed with 3 children. Gertrude passed away in 1997 and Bud remarried Florence Thompson in 1999.



Over the years, he served on numerous church, hospital and bank boards. He also was very active and supportive of the Missouri Lutheran Church, Synod and Lutheran Education. Everyone enjoyed being with him because of his outgoing personality and respected success and vast knowledge of business.



Survivors include his wife Florence, a daughter Susie Mann of Ogallala and a son Tom of Aurora CO; a daughter-in-law, Sherry of Denver CO; four grandsons and five great grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his first wife Trudy; a son Gary; his parents, three sisters and two brothers.



The family would like to express their thanks to Pastor Snoberger for providing spiritual comfort, the Country House Staff who treated him like family and everyone who visited Bud during his final days.