Buster A. Winkler

Buster Aubrey Winkler, 79, of Frankfort, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2017, at IU Health Frankfort Hospital.

He was born February 19, 1938, in Spier, NC, to the late Eula Mae Smith Winkler and Joseph Winkler.  On April 21, 1979, he married Janis L. Carlson; she survives.

Buster served in the United States Navy before going to work at Federal Mogul for 24 years; he retired in 2000.  He was a member of First Baptist Church in Frankfort, and UAW #1949.  Buster was an artist who enjoyed pencil drawings, watercolors, and oil paintings; he also enjoyed fishing.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 28, 2017, at Genda Funeral Home in Frankfort, from 4:00 p.m. to the start of the funeral service at 6:00 p.m.  Pastor Chuck Williams will officiate.  Inurnment will be held at a later date in Green Lawn Cemetery with military honors.  In lieu of flowers, memorials in Buster’s name may be made to First Baptist Church.  Online condolences may be directed to www.gendafuneralhome.com.