Marjorie A. TeWinkle, 93, of Sheboygan, passed away Sunday evening, November 8, 2026 at Rocky Knoll Health Care Facility where she had been residing.
Born December 7, 1932 in the Town of Holland, Marjorie was a daughter of the late William and Minnie Mentink Heinen. She attended Oostburg schools. On April 25, 1952, she was united in marriage to Robert TeWinkle at Hope Reformed Church. They were married for 55 years before Robert preceded her in death on August 10, 2007.
Marjorie was a supervisor at American Orthodontics for many years before her retirement. She previously worked at the Vollrath Company and the Oostburg Telephone Company. She was a very active member of Hope Reformed Church in Sheboygan belonging to the Women’s Guild, the Women’s Circle, sang in the church choir and played the piano for evening services, and was a Sunday School teacher. She enjoyed sewing, knitting crocheting, puzzles and playing the piano. One of her greatest joys was having dinners with her family.
She is survived by her three children, Linda (Ken) Smith, Watertown, WI, Eugene (Laura) TeWinkle, Sheboygan, Diann (Rick) Pietenpol, Sheboygan; eight grandchildren, Roberta (Dave) Farnam, George (Elisabeth) Smith, Hamel, IL, Jill (Nik) Scharenbroch, Melissa (Nick) Baalke, Kristin (Kyle) Weiland, Corry (Mike Finke) Scherg, Terry (Zach) Buchmann, Joshua (Lindsay) Pietenpol; four step grandchildren, Dawn (Matt) Schumitsch, Sammuel Smith, Anton (Holly) Pietenpol, John (Heidi) Pietenpol; nineteen great grandchildren; her sister-in-law, Elsa Lokker; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Besides her parents and her husband, Robert, she was preceded in death by her four brothers and their wives, Gerald and Jeanette Heinen, Wallace and Vera Heinen, Lloyd and Gertie Heinen, and Harold and Ruth Heinen; her grandson, Tony Scherg; and her brother-in-law, Walter and Janet TeWinkle.
Funeral services for Marjorie will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2026 at Hope Reformed Church, 612 Ontario Avenue, Sheboygan. Pastor Tom Armstrong will officiate. Family and friends are welcome at the church on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Interment will take place in Gibbsville Cemetery.
A memorial fund has been established in her name for Hope Reformed Church and Rocky Knoll.
The family would like to thank the nurses and staff of Rocky Knoll and the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice for all of their loving care and support.
The Olson Funeral Home & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Marjorie’s arrangements.
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