Hildegard Winkler (nee Zacharias) age 91 passed away on Sunday January 24, 2021 in West Bend. She was born on November 8, 1929 in Wolhynien, Ukraine to Adolf and Hulda (nee Fech) Zacharias. In January 1951 she married Emanuel Winkler. Hilde worked for Rock Tenn for years. Her pastimes were cooking, knitting, walking with "Opa". She loved spending time with her family.

Hilde is survived by her sons Klaus (Donna) and Elroy, her grandchildren: Melissa (Michael) Noonan and Kristine (John) Gehring, her great-grandsons Colin and Jacob Noonan, nieces, nephews' other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two sisters.

A Private Funeral Service for Hildegard will be held at 2:00pm on Tuesday February 2nd at the Phillip Funeral Home Chapel (1420 W Paradise Dr. West Bend, WI 53095). Visitation will be on Tuesday from 1:00pm until 1:45pm. Final place of rest will be at Washington County Memorial Park.

The family would like to thank the staff at Kathy Hospice for all the care they gave to Hilde.

Live streaming of the service will be at 2:00pm on the Phillip Funeral Homes Facebook page.