Elmer Winkler Obituary

Elmer Lawrence Winkler, Jr. - Savannah -Elmer Lawrence Winkler, Jr., 69, of Savannah, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at Memorial Medical Health University. He was born in Collinsville, Illinois, and was a veteran, having served in the US Air Force. He was a Communicant of the Catholic Church, and a member of the Dixie Land Cruisers Car Club. He was the owner/operator of E. L. Winkler Towing Company. He was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Winkler, and a sister, Dolores Belobrleydic. He is survived by his wife, Sherrye Snider Winkler, of Savannah, GA; two sons, David and Barry Winkler; two daughters, Donna Helpingsteine, and Rebekah Mooney; stepson, C. F. Landrum, III, and a stepdaughter, Robin Evans; four brothers, Robert, Ronald, Richard, and Edwin Winkler; four sisters, Marie Hultz, and Lorraine Daly, 13 grandchildren, and several great grandchildren. Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Friday at Fairhaven Funeral Home. Funeral Services: 10 a.m. Saturday in the Chapel of the Fairhaven Funeral Home, with Rev. G. Lois Caster, officiating. Interment will follow in Hillcrest West Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be: Jack Wilson, Xavier Winkler, James Winkler, Nicholas Landrum, Frank Garrison, and Ferrell Andrews. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Dixieland Cruises Car Club and Our Gang Car Club. Fairhaven Funeral Home & Crematory 2794 West US Highway 80 Savannah, GA 31408 912-964-2862 www.fairhavenfuneral.com Savannah Morning News May 24, 2007