Charlie Mae (Nevitt) WINKLE

1 NOV 1911 - 27 AUG 2008

• BIRTH: 1 NOV 1911, Madisonville, KY
• DEATH: 27 AUG 2008, Hospice House, South Bend, IN

1. +Sally Mae FOSTER

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[N7444] Obituary: Charlie M. Winkle
Nov. 1, 1911 - Aug. 27, 2008
August 29, 2008

SOUTH BEND - Charlie Mae Winkle, 96, of South Bend, IN, passed away at 12:26 p.m., Wednesday, August 27, 2008, in Hospice House. Charlie was born on November 1, 1911, in Madisonville, KY to Charlie Madison and Sallie Ann (Dickerson) Nevitt. She moved to South Bend in 1937 from Madisonville, KY, and lived here until 1968. She then moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL, eventually returning to South Bend, residing in the Karl King Tower. Charlie was a self-employed beautician in her home for many years on Sancome Avenue. On November 8, 1941, in South Bend, as Charlie Mae Nevitt, she married Lee Foster. Then on December 19, 1968, she married Benjamin Winkle. Benjamin passed away in October 31, 1969. Survivors include her daughter, Sally Ballatore of South Bend, IN; her grandson, Brett Ballatore of Charlotte, NC; her niece, Norma Wolfe of South Bend; her great-niece, Wendy Wolfe and her husband Pat Dvorak of South Bend; her great-nephew, Troy Wolfe of Muscatine, IA; and many nieces and nephews who reside out of town. Preceding her in death were her siblings, Hilan Nevitt, Effie Laughary, Otha Nevitt, Ethel Heckaman, Author Nevitt, Era Davis, Lee Nevitt, Naomi Meek and Flossie Brown. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 30, 2008, in the Kaniewski Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Charlie was a life member of the St. Joseph Valley Hairdressers and a member of the National Cosmetologists Association. She loved pampering her daughter's dog Dallas. Memorial contributions may be made to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Inc. or to the St. Joseph County Humane Society. The family wishes to thank Charlie's caregivers, Carol, Tonja, and Helena. They would also like to thank John Jacobs, M.D.; the staff at Memorial Hospital on the 10th and 11th floor; and the staff from the Leighton Heart and Vascular Center at Memorial Hospital. To send online condolences, please visit Kaniewski.com.