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Ethel S Winn c. 1915 - c. 1994

Ethel (Smith) Winn of Torrance, Los Angeles County, CA was born on December 13, 1915 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States. Ethel was baptized on January 8, 1916 in Philadelphia. Ethel Winn died at age 78 years old on December 7, 1994 at Memorial Medical Center of Savannah Waters Street, in Savannah, Chatham County, GA, and was buried in April 1995 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA.
Ethel (Smith) Winn
Torrance, Los Angeles County, CA 90504
December 13, 1915
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
December 7, 1994
Memorial Medical Center of Savannah Waters Street, in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States
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  • 12/13
    1915

    Birthday

    December 13, 1915
    Birthdate
    Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Hungarian-American
  • 01/8
    1916

    Baptism

    January 8, 1916
    Baptism date
    Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
    Place of worship
  • 12/7
    1994

    Death

    December 7, 1994
    Death date
    Heart Disease
    Cause of death
    Memorial Medical Center of Savannah Waters Street, in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia United States
    Death location
  • 04/dd
    1995

    Gravesite & Burial

    April 1995
    Funeral date
    Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States
    Burial location
  • Obituary

    Ethel Smith Winn 1915 - 1994 -- Ethel Winn passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 1994 in Savannah, Georgia. Ethel was born on December 13, 1915 in Philadelphia, PA to Alexander Michael and Esther Lustberg Smith (formally Kovacs). In about 1921 the family moved to Los Angeles, CA where Ethel grew up. Ethel married Elmer Murphy in about 1932 and they divorced a few years later. She then married Bert Lewis, a famous motorcycle racer, but again that marriage was also short lived. On August 21, 1944 Ethel married Harold Jay Winn in Miami, Florida. After WWII ended, Ethel and Harold moved to the San Francisco area and lived there until 1952 when they moved back to Ethel's hometown of Los Angeles. They soon bought a home in Torrance, CA where they lived the remainder of their lives. Ethel enjoyed many sports and was a staunch fan of the L.A. Dodgers. She also enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family. Survivors include: Her daughter, Julie Zapf and husband, Ron of Springfield, GA; her brother, Elmer Smith and wife Kitty of Long Beach, CA; Her sister, Julia Smith of Los Angeles; Her grandchildren, Gregory, Jay and Cheryl Zapf of Springfield, GA and many neices and nephews and in-laws. She was proceeded in death by her husband, Harold, her parents, and brothers, Alex, Joseph and Louis Smith. No funeral or memorial service is planned. Her ashes will be scattered in the waters off Point Fermin, San Pedro, CA in the Spring.
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