Submitted by: Dan Rich

Esther J. Winkler

Jan. 28, 1918 - Nov. 30, 2007

South Bend Tribune 12/2/2007

SOUTH BEND - Esther J. Winkler, 89, formerly of Prairie Avenue, passed away Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, in the Aurora Rehabilitation Center, Aurora, Illinois. Esther was born on January 28, 1918, in Ludington, Michigan, to Leo and Josephine (Rzyski) Sciba. She retired from A.M. General, was a member of the former St. Mary of the Assumption Church, its Altar & Rosary Society, the Senior Citizen Club of St. Casimir Church, Daughters of Isabella, and was a charter member and past president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the D.F.V. German Club.

On April 24, 1937, in South Bend, as Esther Sciba, she married Anthony F. Winkler, who died on January 10, 1971. Surviving are a son, Anthony J. (Jo Anne) Winkler of Aurora, IL; three grandchildren, Jeffery Winkler of Carol Stream, IL, Kirk S. Winkler of Elmhurst, IL, and Laura A. Stark of Sawyer, MI; eight great-grandchildren; and a brother, Chester Sciba of South Bend.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, in the Zahoran Funeral Home, 1826 S. Kemble Avenue. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Family and friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. today in the funeral home, where a Rosary will be recited at 4:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Parish Communities of St. Mary of the Assumption / St. Jude.