Stafford: Winkie Mitchell, a pillar of Springfield, was a gift to all of us springfieldnewssun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from springfieldnewssun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Blontas was her given first name. But Springfielders of every strata knew her as Winkie Mitchell. She was 70 when she died September 1, two days after a brain aneurism. In interviews with WYSO Clark County reporter Tom Stafford, Mitchell’s friends described a life lived in love, advocacy, sacrifice and the belief that all of us can learn to be a little more human.