Emanuel "Manny" Winston Obituary (1925 - 2023)

At 98, Emanuel Winston lived a long and eventful life. Born in Queens, NY in 1925 to Anna and Jacob Wicentowsky, he was raised in the Catskills of upstate New York. At the age of 17 Manny enlisted in the army to fight in WWll. By 19 he was sent to the European theater and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After suffering from frostbitten feet, he was released from the hospital and was sent by himself to the front lines to find his unit. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor as well as many other medals and citations for his heroic efforts as a foot soldier in the Battle of the Bulge. Manny somehow managed to survive the war and returned to graduate from New York University on the GI Bill. He became a CPA and moved out to Kansas City after immediately being offered a job with an accounting firm when visiting his sister Florence. He met Lois (Litman) his future wife, and after a brief courtship, they were married for nearly 71 years. They were wonderful role models for their three children: Joel (deceased), Bruce, and Debra. Manny was Senior Vice President and Treasurer at Brown-Strauss Pipe and Steel, a division of Azcon where he worked for 30 years. After his retirement he devoted more time to Kehilath Israel Synagogue involved both religiously and as a talented handyman. It is said that the truly righteous are called back to G-d on Shabbat, and so it was with Manny. We lost him October 21, 2023, after succumbing to Covid 19. He is survived by his wife Lois (Litman) Winston, son Bruce (Susan) Winston of Overland Park, daughter Debra Winston (Lorin Fink) of San Jose, CA, and daughter-in-law Kacy Childs Levin (R. Mark Levin) of Prairie Village. Manny was predeceased by his son Joel Winston, sisters Sylvia (David) Goldstein, Florence (Myrl) Cohen, and his parents Anna and Jacob Wicentowsky, brothers and sisters-in-law Arnold and Bea (Lazaroff) Litman, and Malcolm and Dr. Myra (Rosenberg) Litman. Also surviving him are his grandchildren: Dr. Rebecca Howard, Sophia (Quincy) Hayden, Shaina Winston, Yale Winston, Kyle Winston, and Seth Winston. His nieces and nephews: Jeffrey Cohen, Clifford (Paula) Cohen, Nancy (Bob) Cox, Robin Jaffe (R. Zev Golub), Kerry Cosner (Michael Block), Susan (Jim) Lichatowich, Ann (Greg) Geier, Jennifer (Daniel) Goldman, Stephanie (Jon) Lapine, Ellen Litman, Andrew Litman, and many more nieces, nephews, grand nieces, and grand nephews. The funeral is to be held Tuesday, October 24th at 1 PM at Louis Memorial, 6830 Troost Ave. Kansas City, MO with burial to follow in Kehilath Israel Blue Ridge Cemetery. Masks are requested by the family. To join the services by zoom, please email zoom1@louismemorial.com for link and passcode. For Shiva information, please contact Louis Memorial Chapel. Kindly omit sending flowers. The family suggests sending donations in his name to Kehilath Israel Synagogue, for the support of Israel or to your charity of choice.