- Date Of Birth: December 27, 1942
- Date Of Death: December 27, 2006
- State: Indiana
James E. Wolkins Sr., 64, of River Avenue, died at 7:10 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 27, 2006) in Elkhart General Hospital after a brief illness.
He was born Dec. 27, 1942, in St. Joseph, Mich., to Henry C. and Mildred (Underly) Wolkins. On Dec. 10, 1992, in Elkhart he married Marsha A. Wentz.
She survives at home along with one son, James E. Wolkins Jr. of Lake Wales, Fla.; one stepdaughter, Patricia M. Beach of Albuquerque, N.M.; and two grandchildren.
Mr. Wolkins worked for Clark Equipment Co. in Galien, Mich. for more than 21 years as a truck driver and tow motor operator until the plant closed in 1983. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and bow hunting, and was an avid Notre Dame and NASCAR fan with the Earnhardt family being among his favorites.
