LUELLA MARGARET WINKEL

 Luella Margaret Winkel, 94, of Hartford died Friday, December 24, at Woodland Terrace Assisted Living Facility in Coloma.

Luella was born on August 10, 1922 in Watervliet to Robert and Pauline Wendzel.  She grew up in Southwest Michigan and married Arden Winkel on November 7, 1942.  Together they raised four children on a fruit farm in Hartford where they worked side by side raising crops and beekeeping.

She was a lifelong member of Salem Lutheran Church in Coloma where she was an active participant. In her spare time she enjoyed visiting with neighbors and friends along with playing cards and dominoes. Her greatest love was spending time with her family which includes: three sons, Rodney (Jeanette) of Watervliet, Barry (Lyn) of South Haven and Kevin (Roxanne) of Hartford; a daughter, Ardene (Steve Martin) of Dimondale; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Alton (Mildred) Wendzel of Watervliet and Kenneth (Leola) Wendzel of Benton Harbor; two sisters Eleanor (Walt Klug) of Sodus and Virginia (Boyd Brewer) of Brownstown, IN.

Luella is preceded in death by her husband Arden in 2003 and two brothers, Walter and Norman Wendzel.

Funeral services were celebrated Tuesday, December 27, at Salem Lutheran Church in Coloma.  Burial followed in Maple Hill Cemetery in Hartford.  Memorials may be made in Luella’s memory to Salem Lutheran Church or Hospice at Home.  You are invited to leave a message for Luella’s family at hutchinsfuneral.com.

Death Notices

Leslie Joseph Hebner, 80, of Benton Harbor died Dec. 19, 2016 at home. Starks & Menchinger Chapel and Cremation Services, St. Joseph.

Lois Schmaltz, 87, of Bainbridge Township died Dec. 21, 2016 Woodland Terrace of Paw Paw Lake, Coloma. Hutchins Funeral Home, Watervliet.

James Nathan Brown Sr., 51, of Grand Junction died Dec. 14, 2016 at home. Calvin Funeral Home, Hartford.

JoAnn Wetzel, 83, of Baroda died Dec. 25, 2016 at Pine Ridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Stevensville. Pike Funeral Home, Boyd Chapel, Bridgman.

Jay Russell Handy, 60, of Coloma died Dec. 20, 2016 at home.