Leon Winkler

Leon Winkler

May 05, 1956 - September 14, 2019

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Leon Richard Winkler, 63, of Platteville, Wisconsin, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 14, 2019. A visitation will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2019 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory in Platteville from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Leon Winkler Memorial Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.melbyfh.com.

Leon was employed for 28 years at UW-Platteville. His strong work ethic and morals radiated throughout his home and family life. He had a great appreciation for whatever he had and taught us all the importance of maintenance and not being wasteful. This made him a ‘MacGyver' of sorts and the go-to guy for anything that needed to be fixed. You could always count on him to walk you through the best way to repair, resolve or replace something. Those Culver's coffee breaks with his siblings discussing “what a guy should do” will never be quite the same.

Leon is survived by his cherished wife and best friend of over 40 years, Traci (Aka: Mir) whom he loved more than himself. His children, Nikki (Matthew) Jahns and Rachel (Drew) Dixon, who inherited his unique sense of humor, love for family, and deep affection for animals. He also leaves behind a legacy of love, creativity and fun to his grandchildren; Kensey, Asher, Beckett, Clarissa (George), Olivia, Elayna and great grand-daughter Arabella.

Leon loved his mother, Modesta Winkler, providing her with care over the years and daily phone calls. He will be sorely missed by his siblings, Carl (Wendy), Maynard Jr. (Candi), Gerard (Kari), Paul (Renee), John (Cyndi), Mary (Joe) Bendorf, Ron (Janet), Anna (Thad) Reuter, and James (Darlyn). He cherished his many nieces and nephews, treating them like they were his very own kids. He always looked forward to attending family functions as an opportunity to catch up.

Leon was preceded in death by his father, Maynard Winkler Sr. and Roger (Cris) Winkler.

His love for our God the creator and faith in Jesus gives us confidence that we will see him again in the future. This hope must keep us strong.

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Susan Roskom Tetzlaff
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Dear Traci and family, It saddens me deeply to hear of your heartbreaking loss 😪💔 I am so sorry, my deepest sympathies 😪
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David and Marie Langkamp
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Tracy, Sorry for your lost. I enjoyed working with Leon, he was a good worker and very particular in what he did. Leon was always very proud of how he kept his area at the UWP clean. He got along well with his co-workers. He will be missed. Dave
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Frank Byrne
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Cousin All those years ago Hunting with our big brothers Talking about stuff Trying out the latest cuss words cars, girls, music, Cousins are cool Not quite siblings Not quite friends Something better Someone there no matter No need the pretense and effort of friendship Knowing who you are and where you came from Making the comfort of family what it is From a comfortable distance There, no matter Results of a common seed It’s been way too long since we’ve said hello And all we have now is good-bye - - Frank Byrne
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Kim Breunig
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Ron, Thinking of you and your family during this time of your loss of Leon. Keep the memories of Leon strong and carry them on to others. He seemed to be such a person who enjoyed life and others enjoyed being around him. My deepest sympathy.
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Bill and Deb Brandt
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So very sorry to hear of the passing of Leon. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time. Take Care. In sympathy, Bill and Deb Brandt
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Gary Henry
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Leon was a very good man. I worked with him many moons ago. He always had my back.

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