Deceased Information

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• DECEASED

  Mildred (Millie) Rotter Kinbar

• AGE

  102

• DATE OF DEATH

  Thursday, April 13, 2023 (Before Sunset)

• DATE OF FUNERAL

  Monday, April 17, 2023

• TIME OF FUNERAL

• PLACE OF FUNERAL

  Mt. Sinai Cemetery in Daytona Beach, FL

• PLACE OF BURIAL

• SHIVA INFORMATION

  A shiva service will be held at Temple Sinai in Sandy Springs GA on April 20 at 7:00 p.m. and at Hammond Glen Senior Retirement Community in Sandy Springs at the end of April (date TBD).

• DONATIONS

  • ❖ Weinstein Hospice

    3150 Howell Mill Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30327

  • ❖ One Good Deed

  • ❖ Temple Sinai Atlanta

    5645 Dupree Drive, Atlanta, GA 30327

    Kesher
  • ❖ Charity of One's Choice

• OBITUARY

  KINBAR (ROTTER), MILDRED

  Mildred Rotter Kinbar “Millie” died peacefully in Sandy Springs GA on April 13, 2023 at the age of 102. Millie was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Milton, who died in 2001, and by her dear friend, Cecil Swinson. She is survived by her children Philip Kinbar of Winterpark, FL, Andrea (Harvey) Kramer of Deland FL, Larry Kinbar, and Suzan (Gary) Saidman of Sandy Springs GA; by her grandsons Erik (Carolyn) Kramer, Ari (Kelly) Kramer, Benjamin (Nicole) Saidman, and David (Natasha) Saidman, and by her greatchildren Caleb, Charlize, Isaac, Leo, Sarah, and Aviva. She is also survived by nieces Carrie Weledniger, Maddy Orenstein, Lorraine Rosen and Estelle Wiener and nephew Carl Kinbar.

  Millie was born on February 24, 1921 in Zurawne, Poland to Leon and Sarah (Lauer) Rotter. She had one older sister, Gerty, who was 20 at the time of Millie’s birth. At age 1 ½, the family immigrated to the U.S. Even at that young age family lore has toddler Millie passing out crackers to fellow passengers on the ship who were seasick. Millie grew up living in poverty in Brooklyn, with the challenge of having parents who were not only two generations older than her, but who also only spoke Yiddish. She worked tirelessly to try to assimilate and to shift into the fabric of American life. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and married her beloved Milton at the age of 18 in June 1939. She became a naturalized US citizen that same year.

  Millie and Milt spent a lifetime together traveling initially for his work assignments with the US Army and subsequently as a civilian with the US AirForce, as well as traveling the globe for pleasure. They left NY for Green Cove Springs FL, then back to NY, then a few years later to Monroe MI, then Springfield OH, then Perry GA for work at Robins AFB. They were transferred to Clark AFB in The Philippines in 1956 with four children in tow, where they lived for 3 years, then to Tachikawa AFB in Japan for one year, back to Macon GA, then back to Clark AFB until finally returning to the states in 1969, the day before the moon walk. Their final assignment was at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, after which they retired to Daytona Beach in the mid 1970’s. During Millie’s time at Clark AFB in the ‘60s, she worked as secretary for General Chuck Yeager, Commander of the 405th Fighter Wing, and as secretary for General Edward McNeff, base commander.

  Millie was caring, smart, soulful, spiritual, fiercely independent and a force to be reckoned with. After retiring she received an AA degree in Humanities from Daytona Beach Community College, was actively involved in leadership roles in her synagogue Temple Israel, became a certified graphoanalyst (hired by a cruiseline to conduct handwriting analysis sessions on board cruises in her 90’s), worked as an art critic for the Daytona Beach Art League in her 80’s, was a prolific writer of short stories and essays and poetry, played duplicate bridge. The list goes on. Millie moved to Hammond Glen retirement community in Atlanta at the age of 95, continuing to write and to lead the poetry group for many years.

  Millie’s funeral was held on April 17 at Mt. Sinai Cemetery in Daytona Beach, FL. A shiva service will be held at Temple Sinai in Sandy Springs GA on April 20 at 7:00 p.m. and at Hammond Glen Senior Retirement Community in Sandy Springs at the end of April (date TBD).

  In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Weinstein Hospice, One Good Deed, Temple Sinai/Kesher, or to the charity of your choosing.