Winkler

Mary Jane Winkler, 90, of Whitehall Road, Emlenton, Richland Township, Venango County, died at 2:20 p.m. Friday at Sugarcreek Station in Franklin.

Mrs. Winkler was born Feb. 1, 1918, in Big Bend, Scrubgrass Township, Venango County. She was the daughter of Samuel P. and Arena Lawrence Oglesby.

Mrs. Winkler was 1937 graduate of Emlenton High School, and she attended the Oil City business school.

She had been a member of the former West Home Free Methodist Church, and she was active in the women's missionary society. She later became a member of the Van Free Methodist Church.

Mrs. Winkler was a homemaker. She enjoyed baking bread, canning, and vegetable and flower gardening.

Mrs. Winkler was married June 30, 1944, to Harold Eugene Winkler, who preceded her in death June 3, 1998.

Mrs. Winkler is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Smith and her husband, J.R., of Cincinnati, Ohio, Ruby Doubledee and her husband, Stephen, of Oronogo, Mo., and Rita Winkler of Cincinnati; two sons, Joseph Winkler and his wife, Carolyn, of Cincinnati and Gene Winkler and his wife, Lyn, of Friendswood, Texas; 18 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers, the Rev. George P. Oglesby and his wife, Ellouise, of Pleasantville and Donald Oglesby and his wife, Elsie, of Emlenton; four sisters, Hazel Weaver of Emlenton, Anna Winkler and her husband, Herman, of Emlenton, Ellen Hornburg, and her husband, Norman, of Clarendon and Ruby Payne and her husband, Charles, of Franklin; and a number of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Winkler was preceded in death by two daughters, Ida Mack and Helen Smith; and a brother, Lawrence Oglesby.

<B>WINKLER</B> — Friends of Mary Jane Winkler, who died Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. today and from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. at the <B>Hile Funeral Home</B>, 1204 Kerr Ave., Emlenton. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Larry Aldrich, pastor of the Van Free Methodist Church, and her brother, the Rev. George P. Oglesby, a retired Free Methodist pastor, officiating. Interment will take place in the Big Bend Cemetery, Scrubgrass Township, Venango County.Memorial contributions can be made to Gideons International, P.O. Box 140800, Nashville, TN 37214.Online condolences may be submitted at www.hilefh.com.