Nancy Emelia Tuschl Winkler, age 70, died Wednesday September 4th, 2013 at Evergreen retirement community due to complications of rheumatoid arthritis. Nancy was born to the late Roman and Albina (Rezek) Tuschl on December 25, 1942 in Manitowoc, WI. On June 20, 1964, she married, Eugene F. Winkler Jr.
Nancy was the first in her family to attend college. She completed college in just three years, graduating in 1963, magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Wisconsin State College, Oshkosh.
Nancy taught physical education in Kiel, WI from 1963 to 1966 and was a physical education specialist for grades K-6 in the Oshkosh Area School District from 1968 to 1969.
Nancy earned a M.S.E. in counselor education from University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in the fall of 1990. She was employed by Cooperative Education Services Agency #6 in Oshkosh from 1985 until her retirement in 1998. She worked throughout her career on providing teacher training in human growth and development topics, gender equity and health/wellness education. She was also an ad hoc professor at UW LaCrosse from 1994 to 1998, supervising health education practice teachers.
Nancy was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband and two daughters, Monica Winkler of Madison and Kate Winkler of Oshkosh as well as one grandson, Kevin Schraa of Oshkosh.
She is further survived by her three sisters and two brothers: Charlotte (Bob) Kutil of Branch, Ruth (Howard) Delsman of Whitelaw, Marvin (Mona) Tuschl of Marrero, Louisiana, Tom (Mary) Tuschl of Oshkosh, and Cathy (Jim) Fox of Oshkosh.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 12th, at St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church. A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. A light lunch will be served after the service.
In lieu of flowers, donations will be accepted for the Eugene & Nancy Winkler Scholarship Fund at the UW-Oshkosh College of Education and Human Services.