Mila M. Winter

Mila M. Winter, age 95 of Woodbine, Illinois, passed away Wednesday March 28, 2018 at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Elizabeth, IL. A funeral service for Mila will be held at Grace Bible Church of Woodbine at 11:00 am Monday, April 2, 2018. Burial will be in the Woodbine Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm - 8:00pm. Sunday, April 1, 2018, a visitation will also be held from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 2, 2018 at the church prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Elizabeth Nursing Home (Shower room project) and FHN Hospice.
Mila was born on March 7, 1923 in Woodbine Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, the daughter of Ralph R. and Emma (Schubert) Heidenreich. She graduated from Stockton High School. She married George A. Winter on October 9, 1943, in Woodbine, Illinois. Mila farmed with her husband George all her life in the Woodbine area. She was a secretary for the Federal Land Bank in Woodbine. She also sold Insurance, worked as an Assessor for Woodbine, Thompson, Apple River and Derinda Townships. Mila later cleaned houses during her retirement. Mila was a member of Grace Bible Church of Woodbine. She enjoyed doing embroidery, crocheting and flower gardening. Most of all, she cherished spending time with her family.
Mila will be dearly missed by her four sons, Robert (Karen) Winter of Elizabeth, IL, Marshall (Ardath) Winter of Woodbine, IL, Carl (Kathy) Winter of Scales Mound, IL, Mark (Linda) Winter of Stockton, IL; and two daughters Jocelyn (William) Hayes of Woodbine, IL and Merri (Don) Berlage of Elizabeth, IL; 19 grandchildren,36 great grandchildren. Mila is preceded in death by her husband George; two sons, Gary and Jon; brothers, Ray and Wayne; sisters, Dorothy, Ruth, and Bernice; grandchildren, Andrea, Sarah and Elly; and her parents.