She was born September 12, 1907, at Kelly, Kansas, the daughter of William and Sophia Novak Kongs. She attended St. Bede's School at Kelly and was in the first class at the Kelly High School, where she attended one year. She was known as a very fine mathematics student. While she was growing up, she worked in the family hardware store, Kong's Hardware at Kelly, as well as helping on the family farm.
On April 20, 1927, she married Eugene F. Winkler at St. Bede's Church at Kelly, Kansas. They farmed several different locations in the Kelly area. In 1936 they moved to the Winkler farm south of Kelly. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1977. Her husband, Eugene died November 30, 1980. In the spring of 1981, she moved into Seneca.
She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church and St. Ann's Altar Society at the church in Seneca and was formerly an active member of St. Bede's Church in Kelly.
Survivors are four sons, Linus Winkler of Oneida, Kansas, Albert Winkler and Marvin Winkler, both of Corning, Kansas, and LeRoy Winkler of Seneca; a daughter, Eleanor Hermesch of Goff, Kansas; a brother, William Kongs of Wetmore, Kansas; 37 grandchildren; 95 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two grandsons, Stephen Winkler on June 20, 1974 and William R. Winkler on March 11, 1998 and two brothers Albert and Sylvester Kongs.
The mass of Christian burial will be 10 A.M. Monday, November 11, 2002, at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. The burial will be in St. Bede's Cemetery, Kelly, Kansas.
She was born September 12, 1907, at Kelly, Kansas, the daughter of William and Sophia Novak Kongs. She attended St. Bede's School at Kelly and was in the first class at the Kelly High School, where she attended one year. She was known as a very fine mathematics student. While she was growing up, she worked in the family hardware store, Kong's Hardware at Kelly, as well as helping on the family farm.
On April 20, 1927, she married Eugene F. Winkler at St. Bede's Church at Kelly, Kansas. They farmed several different locations in the Kelly area. In 1936 they moved to the Winkler farm south of Kelly. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1977. Her husband, Eugene died November 30, 1980. In the spring of 1981, she moved into Seneca.
She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church and St. Ann's Altar Society at the church in Seneca and was formerly an active member of St. Bede's Church in Kelly.
Survivors are four sons, Linus Winkler of Oneida, Kansas, Albert Winkler and Marvin Winkler, both of Corning, Kansas, and LeRoy Winkler of Seneca; a daughter, Eleanor Hermesch of Goff, Kansas; a brother, William Kongs of Wetmore, Kansas; 37 grandchildren; 95 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two grandsons, Stephen Winkler on June 20, 1974 and William R. Winkler on March 11, 1998 and two brothers Albert and Sylvester Kongs.
The mass of Christian burial will be 10 A.M. Monday, November 11, 2002, at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. The burial will be in St. Bede's Cemetery, Kelly, Kansas.
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