James H. Winkels, 57, Valley City, ND, passed away November 3, 2024. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 9 in the Lerud Mathias Funeral Home Chapel, Valley City, at 7:00 PM. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the start of the service. The service will be live streamed, then archived, on a link provided along with his obituary on his tribute page at www.lerudmathias.com. An online guestbook is available there as well. James was an avid MN Vikings fan, so you are encouraged to wear your Viking purple. If you aren’t a Viking fan, it’s ok to wear something from one of the other teams.