Pamela Jayne Winkelman-Etue

Pamela Jayne Winkelman-Etue obituary

Pamela Jayne Winkelman-Etue

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Pamela Winkelman-Etue Obituary

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Pamela Jayne Winkelman-Etue passed away at the age of 76 on November 7, 2025, in Columbia, MD, after a long battle with vascular dementia.

She was born on February 7, 1949, in New London, Connecticut, to Virginia P. Sankow, of Lyme and Fred Frank Sankow, Sr.

Pamela received a Bachelor's degree in History from Kent State University and a Master's of Science degree in Instructional Technology from Towson State University. She spent her fulfilling career as a school librarian and media specialist, primarily at Lake Elkhorn Middle School in Columbia.

She is survived by husband Ronald D. Etue, her son Patrick C. Winkelman of New Zealand; son Jonathan R. Winkelman, his wife Summer L. Winkelman and grandchildren Oliver L. Winkelman and Hazel V. Winkelman of San Diego, CA; stepson David J. Etue, his wife Christine M. Etue, and sons Jason A. Etue, and Ryan M. Etue of Arlington, VA; brother Fred Frank Sankow, Jr., and his wife Elizabeth of Lyme, CT; her sisters Priscilla A. "Penny" Sisk of Westbrook, CT; and Joan S. Magnusson and her husband Kurt of Bremen, ME.

Memorial contributions in her memory may be made to the Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines, 1710 Ridge Road, Pottstown, PA 19465
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