We have always known that his mother’s name was Laura Wininger. The story that was always told was that a passerby saw Laura with Elmer and she had rocks tied to them and was getting ready to drown them in a pond. The passerby stopped her and took her and Elmer to the Poor Farm….
Day: April 15, 2026
Our Loving Father and Grandfather Elmer Winkel
Madge and Andy Winkel with their foster children Dorothy Grove and Gary Albright. All of us that remember Elmer loved him deeply. A lot of family never got the privilege of knowing him so we are going to delve into to his past in this blog post. There may be several post just on…