• Born: 21 April 1904, Sierning (Upper Austria)
• Died: 15 March 975 in Steyr

Parents:

• Father: Ludwig VORDERWINKLER Sr. 1876-1955
• Mother: Maria MAYR 1880-1965

Marriage:

• on 9 January 1932 in Enns/Upper Austria with Rosina HIESBÖCK

Children:

• Hedwig MITTERHUBER born 12 September 1924 (as an illegitimate child) in Enns, died June 1999, married Felix EBNER born 14 November 1919, died in Nov. 1964 in a severe traffic accident between Ennsdorf and Windpassing. 2 daughters: Karin (married HIPPACHER) and Dagmar EBNER (both are my cousins).
• Ernestine VORDERWINKLER born 10 October 1931, Enns

(Note from the author: my maternal grandfather)

Life path (from stories of my aunt and my own memories):

School in Neuzeug; apprenticeship as a blacksmith and die setter at the Letten factory, completing it successfully.

In 1920, when the Letten factory closed, he joined the military (cavalry). He was stationed in Enns and had an illegitimate child there (Hedwig).

There he also met Rosina HIESBÖCK, his future wife. Only after the birth of their daughter Ernestine did they marry. After the wedding, the family moved to Hinterstoder where he worked at the post office as a mail carrier. From this time also comes the friendship with the Rosenegger family in Hinterstoder.

In 1940, he went into the Second World War; during the Russian campaign he became a sergeant. Later, he was a prisoner of war in Tabor — but returned already in 1945 due to a lung disease. He walked to the demarcation line in Enns and stayed with his in-laws. Only later was he able to return to his wife and child.

He moved back to Steyr, became a postal officer, and worked at the main post office in Steyr at Stadtplatz. He first lived with his family on Preuenhueberstraße, then until his death at Stepp-Stöger-Straße 9. He died in Steyr hospital of heart failure, a consequence of the recurring lung disease; at that time, he also had early-stage lung cancer.

Sources:

• Baptismal book Sierning (Upper Austria):
  Born: 21.4.1904 in Neuzeug Nr. 133
  Father: Ludwig Vorderwinkler, Fabrikarbeiter in Letten, wohnhaft Neuzeug Nr. 133
  Kath. zuständig nach Losenstein, ein ehelicher Sohn des Markus Vorderwinkler, Nagelschmid, gefallen in Stiedelsbach Nr. 39, Pfarre Losenstein und der Elisabeth geb. Großauer
  Mother: Maria geb. Mayr, Kath. eine eheliche Tochter des Moritz Mayr, Amateurarbeiter in Neuzeug Nr. 133, und der Hedwig geb. Scharl
• Personal communications from Karin Hippacher:
  My parents: Hedwig Ebner, née Mitterhuber, born 12.9.1924, died June 1999.
  Felix Ebner, born 14.11.1919, died Nov. 1964.

Comment:

The word "gefallen" in the birth book here probably means residing or living there, not "killed in war".

The baptism was only on 1 May 1904, so I assume he was only entered in the birth book then, hence the incorrect chronological order in the birth book!