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Skye, Sophie, Lilly and Lexie 
Formanek; brother, Ross 
(Harlene) Van Ness of Muncie, 
Ind.; sister-in-law and brother-
in-law, Leslie (David) Molitz; 
and many loving nieces and 
nephews.
A celebration of life will 
occur in the near future. 
Contributions may be made to 
the National Multiple Sclerosis 
Society or Trinity Health at 
Home (Hospice Care).

WENDY LYNNE 
(ROSSIN) 
MACKINNON, 
56, of East Lansing 
died on March 15, 
2023. 
She was a generous wife, 
daughter, sister, aunt and 
friend. She will be dearly 
missed by those who knew 
and loved her.
She was a loving wife to 
Robb MacKinnon and a won-

derful mother to her beloved 
pets. Survivors also include 
her brother, Dr. Richard 
(Lauren) Rossin of San Diego; 
sister, Jill (Mike) Formanek; 
aunt and uncle, Leslie (David) 
Molitz; loving cousins, Jeffrey 
and Jason (Sara) Molitz; and 
their children, Sydney and 
Josh of Henderson, Nev.; uncle 
and aunt, Ross (Harlene) 
Van Ness of Muncie, Ind. She 
was aunt to nieces and neph-
ews, Meagan (Chad) Rossin, 
Brent and Evan Rossin and 
Skye, Sophie, Lilly and Lexie 
Formanek.
Wendy was preceded in 
death by her parents, Dr. 
Herbert and Sandra Rossin; 
aunt and uncle, the late Nancy 
and the late Chuck Wise.
A celebration of life will 
occur in the near future. 
Contributions may be made 
to the National Kidney 
Foundation, the Humane 

Society, SPCA, or the Hospice 
House of Mid-Michigan.

JOHN “JACK” 
HARLEY 
WINKELMAN, 
93, of San Diego, 
Calif., died 
March 20, 2023, 
following a long decline.
Jack was born in Detroit. 
As a child, he was notorious 
for his mischief making, 
often dragging his twin 
brother, Fred, along with 
him. 
After serving as an Army 
corpsman in Korea, Jack 
joined the family business, 
a chain of women’s clothing 
stores called Winkelman’s. 
He moved to New York to 
run the buying office for 
Winkelman’s and, on a trip 
back to Michigan, he met 
Sharon Robinson at a party. 
They married soon there-

after, and she joined him in 
New York where Leslye was 
born. 
The family made the sub-
urban trek from Queens to 
Yonkers to Stamford, Conn., 
where they stayed through 
Leslye’s high school years. 

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