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Christopher "Chris" Winkler

5 Sep 1924 – 25 Aug 2003

Birth	5 Sep 1924
Death	25 Aug 2003
Cemetery	Saint Martins Cemetery Tours , McLennan County , Texas , USA
Added by	couchpotato on 01 Sep 2014
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84831882

Bio

Married: Lena Michalewicz on September 2, 1946 Chris Winkler, 78, retired Fire Marshal for the City of Waco, passed away suddenly Monday night, August 25, 2003 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Thursday, August 28, 2003, at St. Louis Catholic Church with Father Melvin Dornak as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Martin’s Cemetery in Tours. The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Oak Crest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque. Visitation with the family will follow. Born September 5, 1924 in Tours, he was the son of Sebastian and Janie (Kasberg) Winkler. He was married on September 2, 1946 in Waco to Lena Michalewicz. Chris proudly served on the City of Waco Fire Department for 43 years until his retirement in 1990. His last 15 years of service was as the City of Waco Fire Marshall. He served in the Army during WWII, and was a past commander of VFW Post 428. Chris was an avid Domino player and he really enjoyed fishing. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Dan Winkler, and sisters, Lillie Dulak and Tracie Muras. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Lena Winkler of Waco; two daughters, Sandra Oxner and her husband Jerry of El Paso, and Sharon Winkler of Dallas; grandson, Gary Oxner of El Paso; sisters, Elnora Dulak of Waco, and Christine Fryer and her husband Roland of Waco; sister-in-law, Doris Winkler of Waco, and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be John Winkler, mark Winkler, Ernest Ray Dulak, Paul Muras, David Michalewicz, Tony Hoelscher, Patrick Michalewicz, and James Caldwell. Officers and members of the Waco Fire Department will serve as honorary pallbearers. OakCrest Funeral Home, Waco, Texas obituary

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Family

Parents

• Sebastian William Winkler 1886–1951
• Janie Kasberg Winkler 1898–1966

Spouse

• Lena Michalewicz Winkler 1920–2015

Siblings

• Tracie Rose Winkler Muras 1918–1993
• Lillie Agnes Winkler Dulak 1920–1991
• Eleanor Winkler Dulak 1922–2007
• James Winkler 1926–1926
• Daniel A. Winkler 1927–1998
• Christine Mary Winkler Fryer 1929–2015

Children

• Sharon "Wink" Winkler 1962–2015 FaG

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