Rose Politzer McMillan-Winkler

Rose Politzer McMillan "Polly" Winkler Obituary(Archived) Published in Ukiah Daily Journal on May 12, 2009 First 25 of 324 words: Born in Detroit on May 13, 1919, Rose passed away at Mountain View Senior Living Facility in Ukiah on Friday, May 8, 2009, at the...

Newletter of Kol HaEmek June/July 2009

Rose Winkler (Polly) died Rose Winkler (Polly) died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, May 8. Condolences to her children: Mary McMillan, Martha Kilkenny, Tom, Tony & Michael McMillan

Rose Politzer McMillan (b. May 13, 1919) Rose Politzer McMillan was born May 13, 1919 in Detroit, MI. She married David Pendleton Winkler on May 24, 1967 in Mazatlan, Mexico, son of Henry Overbeck Winkler and Hazel Margaret Peck.

More About Rose Politzer McMillan and David Pendleton Winkler: Marriage: May 24, 1967, Mazatlan, Mexico.

Rose “Polly” Politzer McMillan Winkler

Born in Detroit on May 13, 1919, Rose passed away at Mountain View Senior Living Facility in Ukiah on Friday, May 8, 2009, at the age of 89.  Throughout her life she was a dedicated participant in her vocations as mother, teacher, speech therapist, artist and grandmother.

Rose grew up in Detroit and attended Antioch College and graduated from Wayne State University. She married her first husband, Greg McMillan, in 1941 and they moved to Escondido, California, to raise their family. After their divorce in 1966, she married her long time friend and physician, David Winkler and in 1969 they moved to Santa Barbara. In 2001, after David’s death, Polly moved to Ukiah. She is survived by her children Michael (Margaret), Mary, Tom (Inger), and Tony (Anne) McMillan and Martha (Thomas) Kilkenny; three step children Peter (Dorothea) and Daniel (Genny) Winkler and Carol (Scott) Flickinger; her sisters Viola and Maxine; grandchildren Michael, Lise, Anne, Eva and Marie McMillan and Brian (Kim) and Ross (Heidi) Kilkenny.

For 36 years Polly worked as a teacher and speech therapist in Michigan (Detroit) and California (Escondido, Camarillo and Montecito) and in her retirement, she devoted herself to working as an artist. She was also a lifelong participant in the Democratic Party. In Santa Barbara, she held administrative jobs for many years in the Art Association and volunteered as a museum docent. In Ukiah she was an avid participant in the senior aerobics class at Redwood Health Club and wrote biographies of new residents for the Beacon newsletter at Brookside Retirement Residence. She volunteered as secretary of the AAUW, participated in the California Retired Teachers Association, and supported local community arts and theatre projects.

A public memorial will be held at 3:00 pm on Tuesday May 19 at Mountain View, 1343 S. Dora, in Ukiah. Polly’s family prefers that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Boys and Girls Club of Ukiah, P.O. Box 67, Ukiah 95482.

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