Wynette Stainbrook, 1941-2012: Toledo nurse, volunteer was active Republican

Wynette Stainbrook, a longtime nurse and an active Republican, died Friday in her Toledo home. She was 70.

She became a licensed practical nurse in 1960, according to state records. She worked for more than 20 years in the offices of vascular surgeons.

She was the stepmother of Jon Stainbrook, chairman of the Lucas County Republican Party, and she was active in the Women's Republican Party of Toledo.

Ms. Stainbrook also had been an officer of the Toledo Business and Professional Women organization and was a volunteer for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and helped in its Promise Quilters.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and served on committees of the church.

The daughter of the late Olga and Herbert Huner, she was a 1959 graduate of Napoleon High School and completed her nursing education in Toledo. She also had an associate's degree in interior design.

Surviving are her husband, Robert C. Stainbrook I, whom she married in 1988; sons, Robert C. Stainbrook II and Jon C. Stainbrook; brother, Norbert Huner; sisters, Marci Likens and Rita Shuette, and three grandchildren.

Visitation is to be Monday from 3 to 8 p.m. in the Walter Funeral Home. Services are to be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church.

The family suggests tributes to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Trinity Lutheran Church, or a charity of the donor's choice.