Carol Mae Winklepleck
November, 14 1943 – August, 15 2021
Carol Mae Winklepleck joined our Lord in Heaven on Sunday, August 15th, 2021, at the Mercy Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 77. She passed away peacefully with her family by her side.
Carol was born November 14, 1943, in Quinter, Kansas to Homer and Rachel Courtney. She is survived by her Husband Don Winklepleck of Edmond, Oklahoma, her two sons Brett Winklepleck and his wife Amy of New Braunfels, Texas and Dale Winklepleck and wife Heather of Stockton, Kansas. In addition, Carol is survived by her sister Virginia and brother-in-law Guy Wayne Johnston of Dighton, Kansas and brother Ed and sister-in-law Charlotte of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Carol is also survived by her five grandchildren: Braden Winklepleck of Dallas, Texas, Alexis and her husband Grant Hilliard of Shawnee, Kansas, Regan and Rylie Winklepleck of New Braunfels, Texas and Logan Winklepleck of Stockton, Kansas. Carol is also survived by many other close family members including nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews whom she loved and adored.
Carol attended country school in rural Gove County and graduated from Quinter High School in 1961 at the age of 17. She then attended Fort Hays State University until she was married in 1963. Carol then moved to Lawrence. KS to support her new husband while he finished college at Kansas University. While living in Lawrence, Carol worked as a secretary at the William Allen White School of Journalism. After Don graduated from college, they moved back to Hays, KS and Carol went on to receive her teaching degree from Fort Hays State University in 1966. Carol had a short teaching career before becoming a full time stay at home mom.
Carol loved her family immensely and surrounded herself with family pictures. Furthermore, she loved everything from Hallmark and had a prodigious Precious Moments Collection.
She was a dedicated mother first and foremost and treasured her grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Carol’s name to LilyField Adoption and Foster care, Edmond, Oklahoma.
Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 28th at Memorial Road Church of Christ, 2221 E Memorial Road, Edmond, Oklahoma.
Our hearts are filled with sadness with the loss of our beautiful friend Carol. All of her family is in our prayers for strength in this time of mourning. Don is and Carol was such mentors to us through the years and will forever remember all the help they gave to bring us along. Love and peace be with you and May God hold her in His loving arms.
The world should not have to lose someone so kind to other people. 56 plus years ago Carol made my wedding dress. At the time we were graduating from college and had no money just a promise of a job so Carol came to my rescue and made my dress. May the memories of Carol in your heart and mind bring
comfort and peace. God bless the family and be with them at this sad time.
Sherryl & Bill Fitzpatrick
My prayers and love for all the family…
My Deepest Condolences 💐 To the family. My God give you comfort and Peace. Victoria Davis
Carol was a dear mentor to us for a short while, in Amway. She was such a kind lady to us all. She was genuinely, a pure country lady that embody us all as someone she had known all her life. Due to our life circumstances we did not stay in touch or complete our journey in Amway. We did take in many lessons and cherished moments from Don & Carol and many upline over our few short years in the business that have stayed with us a lifetime. Many prayers even all these years later for her family, you were lucky to have such a beautiful lady to look up to.
Chad and Billie Clark