Mary was called to her eternal rest on Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2025, at Riley Crossing Senior Living in Chanhassen, Minn. Visitation will be one hour prior to the time of service at the church on Saturday. Kramer Family Funeral Home of Welcome, Sherburn, and Trimont, Minn., is assisting the family with arrangements

Messages of Sympathy may be sent to the family online at www.kramerfuneralhome.com

Mary Ellen Winkelman was born on Dec. 25, 1935, to Raymond and Roberta Mueller in Trimont, Minn. She was baptized and later confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Galena Township. Mary attended school in St. James and graduated with the class of 1953.

After graduation, Mary attended Northwest Institute of Medical Technology and worked at the Trimont Hospital and later at the Fairmont Clinic as a lab and x-ray technician.

On Dec. 8, 1956, Mary was united in marriage to DeWayne (Swede) Winkelman at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Galena Township. They lived on their farm in rural Ormsby and raised cattle and hogs.

Mary loved spending time on the farm with Max, her black lab, tinkering around the farm, gardening, bird watching, and mowing lawn. Fondest memories were getting together with her sisters and brothers and all the nieces and nephews for family gatherings. Mary and Swede loved to go to Lake of the Woods and stay at Morris Point Resort while fishing for walleye. They also loved spending time with their special friends Fran and Marlene Kettler in Arizona during the winter months.

Mary is survived by her son, Michael (Deb) of Victoria, Minn. and daughter Leah (Josh) Sandbo of Becker, Minn.; six grandchildren, Natalie, Darren, Lauren, Blake, Bennett, Nolan, and one great-grandchild James; sisters JoAnn (Robert) Hilgendorf of rural Trimont, Minn., Melanie (Richard) Hunstad of North Mankato, and Linda Winkelman of rural Ormsby; many nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband, DeWayne Winkelman; parents, Raymond and Roberta Mueller; in-laws Henry and Eleanore Winkelman; brother Ken Mueller of San Antonio, Texas and brother Thomas Mueller of rural St. James, Minn.

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