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April 17, 1929 – April 26, 2020

Obituary

Greta Laura Beatrice (Whitney) Winter, 91, of Pullman, passed away April 26, 2020 at the Memory Villas at Bishop Place in Pullman, WA.  Greta was born April 17, 1929 in Wellingbourgh, England.  Greta and her two brothers Keith & Derick were raised by their widowed mother Alice Whitney.  Greta met her first husband, Lawrence Wertzler in England during WWII at a USO dance.  After the war she was invited to visit the state of Washington.  She sailed on the Queen Mary.  Lawrence and Greta were married near Seattle in 1949.  They had two daughters Sharon who was born in 1951 and died in 1957 and Paula who was born in 1954.  Greta was a homemaker, a Girl Scout leader, a member of the "Daughters of the British Empire (DBE)" as well as other groups.  She was proud to become an US citizen on April 18, 1960.  In the early 1970's she received an associate degree in early childhood development from Bellevue Community College and worked as a preschool teacher until her retirement.  Her husband Lawrence died on September 17, 1980.  Greta met her second husband Charles Winter at a Widow and Widower group.  They were married in Las Vegas, NV on March 28, 1982.  They moved from Redmond to Woodinville, WA where they made their home.  They traveled extensively throughout the world including Hawaii, Australia and Spain.  They remained together until Charles death on Aug. 16, 1999.  Greta continued her travels including China and in early 2010 moved to Pullman, WA to be near her daughter Paula and family.  She is survived by her daughter Paula (Gene) Siple; her grandson Christian (Jessica) Siple and her great granddaughter Dessa Jade Siple.  Greta was preceded in death by her parents Albert & Alice Whitney; her daughter Sharon Wertzler; brothers Keith & Derick Whitney and her two husbands.  A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at a later time, when we are able to gather again.  Kimball Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

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