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According to Art and Helen, 9-14-96...
Win was born in St. Paul and attended Central High School and the University of Minnesota. She was somewhat of a professional student, attending for many years. Eventually she taught English at both the University of Minn and at Macalaster College. She was known as a soft touch for athletes so many of them would sign up for her English class. Eventually she got sick of being a soft touch so she got a position at the International Institute in St. Paul. She was the head of the immigrants and cultural association and responsible for organizing the annual international festival. Win met her husband, Werner Wartenburg over the phone during work. He lived in New York and was also employed by the International Institute. Eventually she married and moved to New York. There she worked in the New York public library. Werner was a great guy, a German Jew, whose parents were driven out of Germany by Nazis. They fled to South America. Werner was very bright and very nice. He loved the Swartz Dept Store, a toy store.
Win came to visit us in Austin, Mn. once or twice. She was a bubbly, outgoing person, talked a lot about her Flannagan cousins (Tom's dad and brothers), and with her stories really made their personalities come alive. She said their father was much more strict than hers, but their big home in St. Anthony park was a very fun place to be when she was little because there was so much going on. She talked about TWF's extensive library and their hired help.
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