Linwood Edward Winkelmann
1927 - 2001 (73 years)-
Name Linwood Edward Winkelmann Born 11 Oct 1927 Union, McHenry County, Illinois, USA 
Gender Male Died 25 May 2001 Bruce Mines, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada Person ID I12788 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 5 Oct 2023
Family Virginia Rose Bumgardner, b. 21 May 1929, Maud, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA , d. 23 Oct 2022, Guelph, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada (Age 93 years) Married 5 Feb 1949 Prosser, Benton County, Washington, USA Children 1. Lynn Walker Winkelmann, b. 1951, Washington, USA , d. 27 Feb 2003, Sault Sainte Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada (Age 52 years)+ 2. N. Winkelmann Last Modified 5 Oct 2023 Family ID F5615 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 11 Oct 1927 - Union, McHenry County, Illinois, USA 
Married - 5 Feb 1949 - Prosser, Benton County, Washington, USA 
Died - 25 May 2001 - Bruce Mines, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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U.S. World War II Draft Card - Linwood Edward Winkelmann
Name: Linwood Edward Winkelmann
Race: White
Age: 18
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1829
Birth Place: Union, Illinois
Registration Date: 11 Oct 1945
Registration Place: Union, McHenry, Illinois, USA
Employer: J. H. Patterson Company
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 140 lbs.
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: Mrs. Edward Winkelmann
Marriage License Application of Linwood Edward Winkelmann and Virginia Rose Bumgardner
Groom Name: Linwood E. Winkelmann
Bride Name: Virginia Bumgardner
Application Date: 2 Feb 1949
Marriage Place: Benton, Washington, USA
Marriage Certificate of Linwood Edward Winkelmann and Virginia Rose Bumgardner
Groom name: Linwood E. Winkelmann
Bride Name: Virginia Bumgardner
Marriage Date: 5 Feb 1949
Marriage Place: Prosser, Benton, Washington, USA
Certificate Number: 5203
Obituary of Linwood Edward Winkelmann
Published in The Northwest Herald on June 12, 2001
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Notes - Obituary:
BRUCE MINES, Ontario - Linwood Winkelmann, 73, of Bruce Mines, Ontario, died May 25, 2001, at his home.
He was born Oct. 11, 1927, in Union, to Edward and Emma (Nulle) Winkelmann. He married Virginia Bumgardner on Feb. 5, 1949, in Prosser, Wash.
He graduated from Marengo High School in 1945.
He enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces in 1946 and trained at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Chicago. He was discharged from service as a yeoman third class in 1947.
He and his wife first lived in Union. They then moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, about 1959 and soon became the owners and operators of a fishing lodge in Ontario. They had many lodges in different locations during the years.
Upon retirement, they bough a home in Venice, Fla., and he became involved in the International Executive Service Corps, the U.S. Agency for International Development that helps businesses in developing countries make their businesses profitable so that they do not have to rely on foreign aid.
His particular field was tourism and tourism development. For many years, he made yearly trips to Africa to help people upgrade their facilities and services.
He wrote and published several manuals on the hospitality industry. He received several awards for successfully completing projects that were under his supervision.
He contracted malaria on his last trip to Africa in 1999. In December 1999, he and his wife bought a home on Lake Huron at Bruce Mines.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia; a son, Lynn (Heather) Winkelmann of Sault Ste. Marie; a daughter, Nancy (John) Koletic of Campellville, Ontario; a granddaughter, Tamara Rose Koletic; an aunt, Clara Brace; an uncle, Melvin Winkelmann, both of Marengo; a niece, Linda (Stanley) Ostaszewski of Epping, N.H.; and a nephew, Steven Miller of Las Vegas. He also is survived by many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Lucille Miller.
He will be cremated.
(Published in The Northwest Herald on June 12, 2001)
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