Brian Winter, 65, of Belleville Illinois, born in March of 1956 outside of Chicago, Illinois to James Winter and Joan Seipp. Leaving us too soon Brian passed away on February 1st.

Brian was preceded in death by his father James Winter. He is survived by his mother, Joan Seipp (nee:Sendt), his brother Craig Winter, his children Alicia (Shawn) Votaw, his son Jason (Krystal) Winter, stepdaughter Heather (Alex) Wellen, and his granddaughter Harper Votaw. He was a loving son, brother, father, and grandfather.

Brian was a car fanatic, even operating his own lot for many years. After that he was a salesman at George Weber Chevrolet, winning salesman of the month numerous times. He owned various classic cars, entering them in car shows often winning awards. He shared his love of working on cars with his son, who went on to have a career in auto collision repair. Brian also enjoyed spending time with his cat, Mia who he adopted from the Belleville Humane Society. He was a lover of loud rock music, watching football and nascar, and taking a nap anywhere there was a spot available. He loved his children immensely and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Memorials may be made to Belleville Area Humane Society https://www.bahspets.org

Memorial gathering will be on Saturday February 19, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Braun Family Funeral Home 265 Quarry Rd. Columbia, IL. Funeral services will begin at 3:00 p.m. with Pastor Larry Ridenour officiating. Private cremation was held.