THEODOR A. WINKEL
Theodor A. Winkel, age 88, of 803 W. Lowell, Mich., died Thursday, July 20,
1995, at Baywood Nursing home, following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 1995, at Emanuel
Lutheran Church, Rev. Wayne E. Buskirk will officiate with interment in the
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Theodor A. Winkel was born December 21, 1906, in Manistee. He attended Manistee
schools and Northwesten College in Watertown, Wis. He married Irene Espeseth
June 30, 1942, in Manitowoc, and she survives. The couple came to Ludington many
years ago from Manitowoc. He was affliated with Emanuel Lutheran Church. He was
an honorary member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. After
college he worked as a draftsman for casting companies and foundries in Detroit
and Manistee. He was employed at Pere Marquette (C&O) Railway as a chief engineer
and fleet engineer and became superintendent of steamships in 1953 and remained
in that capacity until his retirement in 1971. He was a life member of the
Ludington Elks Lodge No. 736, member and past president of Paul Harris Fellow of
Ludington Rotary Club, served on the Harbor Commission, was chairman of the
Ludington Library Board and the United Way Board. He was an avid boater, gardener
and lover of classical music.
Survivors include his wife, Irene; one son, Ted (Judy) Winkel, Ludington; two
grandchildren, Erika and Brad, Ludington; one sister, Rosamond Oberg, Oak Lawn,
Ill.; several nieces, nephews, and cousins, including Leta Foy, Manistee. He was
preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Alexander-Rye
Funeral Home, Ludington.
Memorials may be directed to Emanuel Lutheran Church or the Ludington Library with
envelopes available at the funeral home.
Herald Times Reporter, July 22, 1995 P. A2
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[d. at Ludington MI/husband of Irene Winkel]
Theodor A. Winkel, age 88, of 803 W. Lowell, Mich., died Thursday, July 20,
1995, at Baywood Nursing home, following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 1995, at Emanuel
Lutheran Church, Rev. Wayne E. Buskirk will officiate with interment in the
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Theodor A. Winkel was born December 21, 1906, in Manistee. He attended Manistee
schools and Northwesten College in Watertown, Wis. He married Irene Espeseth
June 30, 1942, in Manitowoc, and she survives. The couple came to Ludington many
years ago from Manitowoc. He was affliated with Emanuel Lutheran Church. He was
an honorary member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. After
college he worked as a draftsman for casting companies and foundries in Detroit
and Manistee. He was employed at Pere Marquette (C&O) Railway as a chief engineer
and fleet engineer and became superintendent of steamships in 1953 and remained
in that capacity until his retirement in 1971. He was a life member of the
Ludington Elks Lodge No. 736, member and past president of Paul Harris Fellow of
Ludington Rotary Club, served on the Harbor Commission, was chairman of the
Ludington Library Board and the United Way Board. He was an avid boater, gardener
and lover of classical music.
Survivors include his wife, Irene; one son, Ted (Judy) Winkel, Ludington; two
grandchildren, Erika and Brad, Ludington; one sister, Rosamond Oberg, Oak Lawn,
Ill.; several nieces, nephews, and cousins, including Leta Foy, Manistee. He was
preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Alexander-Rye
Funeral Home, Ludington.
Memorials may be directed to Emanuel Lutheran Church or the Ludington Library with
envelopes available at the funeral home.
Herald Times Reporter, July 22, 1995 P. A2
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[d. at Ludington MI/husband of Irene Winkel]
THEODOR A. WINKEL
Theodor A. Winkel, age 88, of 803 W. Lowell, Mich., died Thursday, July 20,
1995, at Baywood Nursing home, following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 1995, at Emanuel
Lutheran Church, Rev. Wayne E. Buskirk will officiate with interment in the
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Theodor A. Winkel was born December 21, 1906, in Manistee. He attended Manistee
schools and Northwesten College in Watertown, Wis. He married Irene Espeseth
June 30, 1942, in Manitowoc, and she survives. The couple came to Ludington many
years ago from Manitowoc. He was affliated with Emanuel Lutheran Church. He was
an honorary member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. After
college he worked as a draftsman for casting companies and foundries in Detroit
and Manistee. He was employed at Pere Marquette (C&O) Railway as a chief engineer
and fleet engineer and became superintendent of steamships in 1953 and remained
in that capacity until his retirement in 1971. He was a life member of the
Ludington Elks Lodge No. 736, member and past president of Paul Harris Fellow of
Ludington Rotary Club, served on the Harbor Commission, was chairman of the
Ludington Library Board and the United Way Board. He was an avid boater, gardener
and lover of classical music.
Survivors include his wife, Irene; one son, Ted (Judy) Winkel, Ludington; two
grandchildren, Erika and Brad, Ludington; one sister, Rosamond Oberg, Oak Lawn,
Ill.; several nieces, nephews, and cousins, including Leta Foy, Manistee. He was
preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Alexander-Rye
Funeral Home, Ludington.
Memorials may be directed to Emanuel Lutheran Church or the Ludington Library with
envelopes available at the funeral home.
Herald Times Reporter, July 22, 1995 P. A2
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[d. at Ludington MI/husband of Irene Winkel]
Theodor A. Winkel, age 88, of 803 W. Lowell, Mich., died Thursday, July 20,
1995, at Baywood Nursing home, following an extended illness.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, 1995, at Emanuel
Lutheran Church, Rev. Wayne E. Buskirk will officiate with interment in the
Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Theodor A. Winkel was born December 21, 1906, in Manistee. He attended Manistee
schools and Northwesten College in Watertown, Wis. He married Irene Espeseth
June 30, 1942, in Manitowoc, and she survives. The couple came to Ludington many
years ago from Manitowoc. He was affliated with Emanuel Lutheran Church. He was
an honorary member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. After
college he worked as a draftsman for casting companies and foundries in Detroit
and Manistee. He was employed at Pere Marquette (C&O) Railway as a chief engineer
and fleet engineer and became superintendent of steamships in 1953 and remained
in that capacity until his retirement in 1971. He was a life member of the
Ludington Elks Lodge No. 736, member and past president of Paul Harris Fellow of
Ludington Rotary Club, served on the Harbor Commission, was chairman of the
Ludington Library Board and the United Way Board. He was an avid boater, gardener
and lover of classical music.
Survivors include his wife, Irene; one son, Ted (Judy) Winkel, Ludington; two
grandchildren, Erika and Brad, Ludington; one sister, Rosamond Oberg, Oak Lawn,
Ill.; several nieces, nephews, and cousins, including Leta Foy, Manistee. He was
preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. at the Alexander-Rye
Funeral Home, Ludington.
Memorials may be directed to Emanuel Lutheran Church or the Ludington Library with
envelopes available at the funeral home.
Herald Times Reporter, July 22, 1995 P. A2
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[d. at Ludington MI/husband of Irene Winkel]
