Henry Wayne Winkler, 79, of Hallettsville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 24, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

Henry was born in Hallettsville on November 29, 1942, to Henry Charles and Hertha Kathryn (Fritsch) Winkler.

Upon graduating from Hallettsville High School in 1961, he hitchhiked to Houston in search of a job and found one at an aluminum manufacturing plant. He married Margaret Elaine Henderson, of Weimar, on February 23, 1963, and together they had two children, Ronald and Staci.

In 1963, Henry began working at Anderson Greenwood as a machinist and moved up as the coordinator of special engineering projects. After working there 30 years, he and Margaret retired and moved back to the family farm. He spent his free time growing beautiful vegetable gardens, tinkering around his shop, and enjoying many rounds of beer with friends at Rosie's Hideaway in Witting. When Henry became a "PoPo", his focus shifted to spending time with his only grandchild, Ethan. They were each other's best friend and spent lots of time working on the farm and roaming the pastures together on their Gator. He taught Ethan many life skills and the value of hard work.

Henry is survived by his wife, Margaret; daughter, Staci and her husband Jamie Wenske; his grandson, Ethan Winkler; sister Shirley "Katie" Johnson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Henry was preceded in death by his parents, and his son, Ronald Wayne Winkler.

Funeral services : 2pm, May 1,2022, at Kubena Funeral Home in Hallettsville. Visitation starting at 1pm. Pastor Herb Beyer officiating with burial following at the Witting Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jamie Wenske, Russell Sciba, Josh Booker, Melvin Grahmann, Scott Pustka, Dwight Janssen and Vince Chumchal. Honorary Pallbearer will be Ethan Winkler.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Witting Cemetery Association or Yoakum Scouting.