Rick Winter, age 70, of rural Canby, MN passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at his home. Funeral service will be held at 10:30am on Friday, December 5th at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Canby, MN. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7pm on Thursday, December 4th at the Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby, MN. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Terrace Lawn Memory Garden Cemetery in Montevideo, MN. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel of Canby, MN has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Rickey Lee Winter was born in Canby, Minnesota on August 6, 1955 to parents Roy and Ruth (Knutson) Winter. He was baptized at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Canby and started his life out on the farm until the family moved to Canby. He was a graduate of Canby High School. On May 25,1974 Rick was united in marriage to Debra Jean Nelson at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Canby. After their marriage they started and raised their children near Canby. Deb passed away on September 15, 2005 at the age of 51. Rick was a proud owner/operator since 2004, in his own 2005 Peterbilt he proudly achieved 2 million miles recently. Rick enjoyed camping, fishing, ice fishing and snowmobiling. He also enjoyed racing and watching NASCAR and football. He LOVED his grandchildren and was their biggest fan. There wasn’t anything he couldn’t fix or figure out how to make it work. He was always a phone call away and dropped everything if we needed him. He was a lifelong member of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church.
Grateful for having shared Rick’s life are his sons: Travis (Amy) Winter of Sherburn, MN and Derek (Amanda) Winter of Canby, MN; his grandchildren: Alex, Bryce, Peyton and McKinley Winter and Ty (Emma), Isabella and Slade Fitzgerald; his brother: Russ (Elonne) Winter and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents; his stillborn daughter, Kelly; his wife, Deb; one brother, Ron Winter.
