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So sorry to read my dear friend, Win, passed away. What a wonderful Tahoe neighbor. Will miss her wit and friendship. Gretchen Dreyfuss
June 18, 2018


Fairfield, California
1931 - 2018
Winifred L. Murphy Win passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side on March 31, 2018 in San Rafael. Born in San Francisco in 1931 to John and Ida Schmale, she was the youngest of 8 children. She attended SF State University where she earned her degree. Win worked for many years as a...
Read MoreSo sorry to read my dear friend, Win, passed away. What a wonderful Tahoe neighbor. Will miss her wit and friendship. Gretchen Dreyfuss
June 18, 2018

I'm so very sorry for your loss. Winn and I shared many wonderful memory filled years of living next door to each other on Woodbine in Terra Linda. At the time, we both were enjoying early motherhood and spent many hours laughing, crying and strolling with our girls to the market
Loved hearing all her stories of her earlier days on KQED and the many famous people she interviewed. Winn was a wonderful woman who touched many of us.
Dementia has stollen way too many...
Gail Campbell
April 11, 2018 | Scottsdale, AZ
I loved her so. She was my forever friend- I am so sorry dementia touched your lives girls. Spent the day reading and re-reading all of Ethels News Pointer articles. So intelligent, witty and sweet. She gave me a lifetime of joy and friendship. I am so sorry I only visited her once but I could not do it more it wasnt about time it was just too painful. I will miss her dearly as I have during these last years I have not nor will I ever, ever have a best friend again. You had a wonderful mom...
Roberta Robinson
April 11, 2018 | Novato, CA
I enjoyed her columns in the Ross Valley Reporter. Very witty and charming, like a diary.
April 10, 2018
I loved her so. She was my forever friend- I am so sorry dementia touched your lives girls. Spent the day reading and re-reading all of Ethels News Pointer articles. So intelligent, witty and sweet. She gave me a lifetime of joy and friendship. I am so sorry I only visited her once but I could not do it more it wasnt about time it was just too painful. I will miss her dearly as I have during these last years I have not nor will I ever, ever have a best friend again. You had a wonderful...
Roberta Robinson
April 10, 2018 | Novato, CA | Friend