Leroy Winckler, 80, of Avon

Memorial Services will be held at 10 AM, Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Avon . Crosby-Jaeger Funeral Chapel in Avon is in charge of arrangements.

Leroy Donald Winckler was born February 8, 1936 at Tyndall, SD, the son of John and Alma (Retzer) Winckler. He died Sunday, September 25, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society in Tyndall at the age of 80.

Leroy received his education in a rural school near Tyndall. He served in the US Army from 1958 to 1960. Leroy was married Patricia Camp until she passed away. He married Agnes (Novak) Hento on October 11, 1997.

Leroy lived in Oregon for many years before moving back to South Dakota in 1997. He worked for Haar Implement in Wagner during this time. They moved back to Oregon in June of 2000 until moving to Avon, SD in May of 2015. He was a self taught mechanical engineer and carpenter. If you showed Leroy a picture or described something, he could build it. He will be remembered for building and fixing things.

Thankful for having shared his life are his wife Agnes of Avon, SD; two daughters, Mariane Hinson of Madras, OR and Cheryl Harlow of Gaston, OR; two stepsons, Mark (Rhonda) Hento of Menno, SD and Jon (Brenda) Hento of Avon, SD; two stepdaughters, Debbie Callahan of Denver, CO and Kathleen Labau of Black Hawk, SD; 4 grandchildren; 12 step grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; 10 step great grandchildren; a brother, John Winckler of Redmond, OR; and a sister, Jane Webb of Long Beach, WA.

Leroy was preceded in death by his parents, first wife, Patricia; stepson, Michael John Hento; step granddaughter, Valeen Labau; and sister-in-law, Margene Schaefer.