A Celebration of Life Service for 92-year-old Donald R. Winkelman, of rural Ormsby, Minnesota will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday morning, May 11, 2017 at First Lutheran Church in St. James, Minnesota with Pastor Maggie Cumings officiating. The church is located at 719 6th Avenue South.
Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in St. James, with Military Honors by the St. James Veterans Honor Guard. The cemetery is located south of St. James on Watonwan County Road 27.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.
Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family online at: www.kramerfuneralhome.com.
Kramer Family Funeral Home in Trimont is handling the arrangements.
Donald R. Winkelman passed away on Sunday evening, May 7, 2017 at the Trimont Health Care Center in Trrmont, Minnesota.
Donald Richard Winkelman was born on March 15, 1925, the son of Herman and Tillie (Bast) Winkelman in Ormsby. He attended country school in District #67 in Galena Township and later worked on the family farm.
On December 14, 1943, he entered the United States Navy and served until his honorable discharge on June 4, 1946.
On March 16, 1947, he was united in marriage to Velma Olson at Long Lake Lutheran Church in rural St. James. After their marriage they farmed in Galena Township in rural Ormsby.
He was a member of First Lutheran Church in St. James and a former member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Galena Township, where he served on various church offices.
Don loved his family, his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Don enjoyed going fishing and bear hunting with his wife and hunting with his grandchildren. He always had a twinkle in his eye as he enjoyed visiting with many people and loved to tell stories.
Survivors include his son, Keith (Linda) Winkelman of rural St. James; daughter, Karen (David) Lieser of Montevideo, Minnesota; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sister, LaVon Olson of St. James; sisters-in-law, Lucille Flohrs of Ormsby and Vivian Anderson and Mary Lou Oldenburg, both of St. James, Minnesota; many nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
Donald was preceded in death by his wife; parents; father and mother-in-law, Adolph and Clara Olson; mother-in-law, Agnes Olson; brother, Stanley Winkelman; sister, Burnette Bowen; brothers-in-law, Curt Bowen, Eldon Olson, Vernon Flohrs and John Oldenburg and other relatives.