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Florence Ione Nagel: Went by nicknames: "Flo" and "Flossie".
FLORENCE NAGEL (WINTON LONGWAY FISHER HOWLETT): (Obituary).
Florence (Longway): Headstone.
Florence married four times to the following:
Ervin Otis Winton, M.D.,
Pastor Ezra Leon Longway,
Kenneth Beverly Fisher, M.D.,
Pastor Rolland Harold Howlett.
b. 16 Oct 1910, in Macao, Macau (to missionary parents).
m. (1) 15 Apr 1944, Neosho, Newton Co., Missouri, Ervin Otis Winton. (He died in 1988.)
They adopted two children.
m. (2) 11 Nov 1973, St. Helena, Napa Co., CA, Ezra Leon Longway.
No issue. He died and left her a widow in 1987.
m. (3) 24...
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Florence Ione Nagel: Went by nicknames: "Flo" and "Flossie".
FLORENCE NAGEL (WINTON LONGWAY FISHER HOWLETT): (Obituary).
Florence (Longway): Headstone.
Florence married four times to the following:
Ervin Otis Winton, M.D.,
Pastor Ezra Leon Longway,
Kenneth Beverly Fisher, M.D.,
Pastor Rolland Harold Howlett.
b. 16 Oct 1910, in Macao, Macau (to missionary parents).
m. (1) 15 Apr 1944, Neosho, Newton Co., Missouri, Ervin Otis Winton. (He died in 1988.)
They adopted two children.
m. (2) 11 Nov 1973, St. Helena, Napa Co., CA, Ezra Leon Longway.
No issue. He died and left her a widow in 1987.
m. (3) 24 Feb 1990, Loma Linda, San Bernardino Co., CA, Kenneth Beverly Fisher. No issue. He died and left her a widow in 1999.
m. (4) 21 Nov 1999, Angwin, Napa Co., CA, Rolland Harold Howlett.
No issue. Florence died leaving Rolland a widower (for the fourth time).
Parents: Sherman Albertus Nagel & Mary Christine Hansen.
Florence Nagel was born 10-16-1910 in Macao, Macau. She also went by the nicknames of "Flossie" which is American and "Flo" which is English.
Florence was born in Macau (now Macao) which was then a Portegese Colony. In December 2000 it went back to China. Macao is an island opposite of Hong Hong. She lived in China until she was 19 years old.
She then came to America and went to Pacific Union College in 1929 where she graduated in 1931 from a Bible Workers Course and in 1933 with a major in theology. From 1934 to 1935 she took premed at P.U.C. and then went to Loma Linda, California in 1935 and to White Memorial Hospital in Pomona, CA and co-op work for two years at Los Angeles County General until 1938. Finished med. tech. course. Florence then dropped out because of measles and scarlet fever.
Florence had gone to UCLA and met Ervin and both were going to take medicine, but on November 11, 1943 Ervin was taken to the Army which mandated canceling their Thanksgiving wedding plan. Florence later joined the Army and both married on April 15, 1944 in Neosho, Missouri. They were together one year eleven days and Ervin shipped out to Okinawa and WWII and then to Korea. Came back and graduated La Sierra, California in 1948 and from medicine in 1953. Both then went to Thiland as missionaries. They were in boot camp for one year and then on to Vietnam for four and a half years.
Florence Nagel married Ervin Winton, M.D. 4-15-1944 and they adopted two children: William Lawrence Winton, "Billy" (Lawrence was Florence's first boyfriend and WLW, his initials, was one of the biggest radio stations at the time) and Mary Bernice Winton, "Bunny" (named after Ervin's sister that died as a baby with pneumonia when they were moving from South Dakota). Ervin, on his father's side, belongs to royal line of England. Ervin's grandmother is a direct decendant of David Livingston who was an explorer in Africa and the first to find Victoria Falls. Mr. Livingston's heart is in Africa, but his body was taken back to Westminster Abby, London. In December 2004, her daughter, then Mary Dunn, lived in Angwin, California, and her son, Billy Winton, was doing carpentry work near Kalispell, Montana.
Florence's second marriage was to Pastor Ezra Longway on 11-11-1973. They did not have any children together, but Ezra had five children.
Florence's third marriage was to Kenneth Fisher, M.D. on 2-24-1990. Kenneth died May 24, 1999 in St. Helena, California, of cancer. Dr. Fisher was a general practitioner, then an ophthalmologist who used to work with Dr. Hersel Butka in Montemorelos, Mexico, and they started the hospital and university there. They had no children together, but Kenneth had a daughter, Beverly.
Florence's fourth marriage was to Pastor Rolland Harold Howlett on 11-21-1999 in Angwin, California. Rolland was born February 10, 1915 in Dansville, Michigan and his parents names are Clyde Cleveland Howlett and Mary Grace Binding. They have no children together, but Rolland has two children, Patricia and Louise. In 2005 Rolland celebrated his 90th birthday.
We have a holiday letter from her and Rolland in December 2004 expressing her happiness at celebrating her 94th birthday. She also announced that Pacific Press is publishing a book of her lifework in many foreign lands, entitled, "Lotus Blossom Returns." It was available in Adventist Book Stores on March 1, 2005. One can enjoy reading the many stories where God has shown His wonderful guidance in this book. Many wonderful black and white family photos are contained in this book and were used in the family genealogy project.
1-11-1912:
U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
Name: Sherman A Nagel
Birth Date: 9 Jun 1887
Birth Place: Forman, North Dakota
Gender: Male
RESIDENCE: Freewater, Oregon
Passport Issue Date: 11 Jan 1912
Spouse Name: Mary Hansen
Passport Includes a Photo: N
Source: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925 (M1490)
Mary Hansen
Florence Ione Nagel
2-18-1914:
U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925
Name: Sherman A Nagel
Birth Date: 9 Jun 1887
Birth Place: Forman, North Dakota
Gender: Male
RESIDENCE: Freewater, Oregon
Passport Issue Date: 18 Feb 1914
Spouse Name: Mary Hansen
Passport Includes a Photo: N
Source: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925 (M1490)
Also:
Mary Hansen
Florence Ione Nagel
1920 U. S. Federal Census: In China!
1930 U. S. Federal Census: St. Helena, Napa County, California
Roll: 180; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 526.0.
District Surrounding Pacific Union College, Dwelling 165, Family 171
S. A. Nagel, Head, Rent Home, $20 per month rent, Does this Family Live on a Farm No, Male, White, Age 42, Married, Age at First Marriage 21, Attend School No, Able to Read & Write Yes, Birthplace North Dakota, Father's Birthplace United States, Mother's Birthplace United States, Code 67, Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation Pastor - Revival Meetings, Code 8684, Class of Worker W, Actually at Work Last Regular Day Yes.
Mary Nagel, Wife-H, Female, White, Age 43, Married, Age at First Marriage, 22, Attend School No, Able to Read & Write Yes, Birthplace Iowa, Father's Birthplace Denmark, Mother's Birthplace Denmark, Code 67, 07, 0, Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation None.
Florence Nagel, Daughter, Female, White, Age 19, Single, Attend School Yes, Able to Read & Write Yes, Birthplace Macaw - Am. Cit., Father's Birthplace North Dakota, Mother's Birthplace Iowa, Language Spoken in Home before coming to the U.S. English, Code XO, [Date of Immigration 1914, Naturalization AL--Note: These two answers are crossed out], Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation None.
Sherman Nagel, Son, Male, White, Age 14, Single, Attend School Yes, Able to Read & Write Yes, Birthplace California, Father's Birthplace North Dakota, Mother's Birthplace Iowa, Code 98, Able to Speak English Yes, Occupation None.
m. (1) 15 Apr 1944, Neosho, Newton Co., Missouri, Ervin Otis Winton.
They adopted two children.
m. (2) 11 Nov 1973, St. Helena, Napa Co., CA, Ezra Leon Longway.
No issue. He died and left her a widow in 1987.
California Marriage Index, 1960-1985
Name: Ezra L Longway
Age: 78
Est. Birth: abt 1895
Spouse Name: Florence I Nagel
Spouse Age: 63
Est. Spouse Birth: abt 1910
Date: 11 Nov 1973
Location: Napa
m. (3) 24 Feb 1989, Loma Linda, San Bernardino Co., CA, Kenneth Beverly Fisher. No issue. He died and left her a widow in 1999.
m. (4) 21 Nov 1999, Angwin, Napa Co., CA, Rolland Harold Howlett.
No issue. Florence died leaving Rolland a widower (for the fourth time).
2004 Christmas Letter:
"Where Did 2004 Fly Away To?
Rolland writes:
But it was a memorable year!
Florence celebrated her 94th birthday Oct. 16, daughter Pat O'Neil could have retired but is teaching one more year at Nampa, ID, son-in-law Don Driver could retire from his Beltsville, MD pastorate but will continue for another two years to give daughter Louise more time at the ABC.
Our El Dorado Nature Club celebrated its 20-year anniversary....
Nov. 21, our 5th wedding anniversary, Louise and Don will fly into Sacramento. We will drive south to Loma Linda for a Howlett and Longway Thanksgiving reunion.
Florence writes:
I want to thank my Heavenly Father for allowing me to celebrate my 94th birthday. And I want to tell you how very much I appreciated all your lovely greeting cards, phone calls and computer messages from around the world.
I just can't believe it is 71 years ago when I was graduated from dear old PUC. Time has taken me around the world. And I do thank God for giving me a part of His vineyard.
As most of you know, I have had four lovely husbands, Ervin Winton, M.D., Pastor Ezra Longway, Kenneth Fisher, M.D., Pastor Rolland Howlett. All were pioneer missionaries.
Maybe not many of you know that Pacific Press is publishing a book of my lifework in many foreign lands, entitled "Lotus Blossom Returns." It will be in Adventist Book Stores around March 1, 2005. You will enjoy reading the many stories where God has shown His wonderful guidance.
We are both doing well for our age. My daughter, Mary Dunn, lives here in Angwin. My son, Billy Winton, is doing carpentry work near Kalispell, MT.
Do come visit us if you are near Angwin. God bless you all.
Happy Holidays"
She could speak both Chinese and English fluently. She had a wonderful memory and at age 90 she could recall details, names, and places so well she amazed people. She was also writing her second book about the first hundred years of Adventist missionaries in China in 2005.
4-20-2006: Fractured her hip.
Winter 2008: ViewPoint - The Journal of Pacific Union College: class notes:
"1930
At age 97, Florence (Nagel) Longway-Howlett, '30, '33, is celebrating the publication of her second book, Robert and Alma Milne, Longest-serving Adventist Missionaries, 1920-1994. The book, available only from Florence at 470 College Ave., Angwin, CA 94508, recounts the long life of adventures-for-God in the far East of two of the best friends of Florence and her husband, Rolland Howlett. Florence's first book, Lotus Blossom, published by Pacific Press, is about her many years of Far East missionary service with her first husband, Ezra Longway."
Book: Lotus Blossom Returns: The Remarkable Life Of Florence Nagel-Longway-Howlett
By Florence Ione Howlett, Sandra L. Zaugg
Published 2005
Pacific Press Publishing
Missionaries, Medical/Biography
191 pages
ISBN:0816320446
Paperback: $14.99
Social Security Death Index
Name: Florence Ione Howlett
Last Residence: 94508 Angwin, Napa, California, United States of America
Born: 16 Oct 1910
Died: 22 Jul 2008
State (Year) SSN issued: California (Before 1951)
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7-25-2008 email re her passing:
From: Rolly Howlett [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 12:23 PM
To: *************
Subject: FLORENCE HOWLETT
Dear Friends,
This is to inform you of Florence's passing on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. She is resting and awaiting her Lord's return when she will see her Savior face to face.
Services to be held August 1, at 11:00 A.M. at PUC Church in the Scales Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Tieng Noi Hy Vong, Vietnamese SDA Church, P.O. Box 5704, El Monte, CA 91734.
Rolland is recovering from double pneumonia and is currently at Calistoga Gardens.
Condolences may be sent to Rolland Howlett, 470 College Avenue, Angwin, CA,94508.
Your prayers are appreciated at this time.
Children,
Mary Dunn
Louise Driver
Pat O'Neil
Billy Winton"
2008 Christmas Postcard:
"Holiday Greetings
[Picture graphic of tree and presents]
Rolland Howlett
2008
Jan. Florence began to fade.
Feb. Difficulty breathing. Nightly oxygen. Punctured left leg by fingernail. Had suffered edema in legs--'36 On Home Health. 24-hour care. I celebrated my 93rd birthday. Bunny, Flo's daughter, Billy, son, close by. Pat, Louise, Don Driver here. 50 Milne books arrived. Flo author. Third batch 250 ordered Nov. '07.
Mar. I was taken to hospital. Low sugar.
Apr. Attended MBA Homecoming.
May I began blood testing.
Jun. I was back in hosp. Low sugar (40). Marie Acosta, caregiver started. Flo to hospital, listless. Hospice. Flo's brother, Sherman, Edith Nagel here.
Jul. 17th I was in ER for bilateral pneumonia. Six days. 22nd I was moved by Pat, Louise to rehab.
22nd Florence died [underlined]. Married 8 yrs. 8 months.
Aug. 1, Funeral. I attended. Don preached, Bunny, Billy, Sherman, Edith, their four children here. Flo buried beside Ezra Longway, near my plot in St. Helena Cemetery...."
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Obituary in the Pacific Union Recorder, November 2008, p. 34:
"HOWLETT, FLORENCE NAGEL WINTON LONGWAY FISHER -
b. Oct. 16, 1910, Macau, China; d. July 22, 2008, Angwin, Calif. Survivors: husband Rolland; son, William Winton; daughter, Mary Dunn; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Served as a missionary in Vietnam, Thailand and China; helped open Saigon Adventist Hospital; organized medical labs in Thailand and Hong Kong; wrote missionary books."
Obituary in the Pacific Union Viewpoint, Fall 2008, p. 27:
"Florence (Nagel) Winton Longway Fisher Howlett, '31, '33, died July 22, 2208, at her home in Angwin. Born on October 16, 1910, in Macau, China, to missionary parents, Florence taught at White Memorial Hospital. She served as an Adventist medical missionary in Thailand, helped in the establishment and administration of the Saigon Adventist Hospital, and with her husband Ezra Longway, served for 15 years in the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital. After age 90, Florence authored two books. She is survived by her husband, Rolland Howelett: her brother, Sherman Nagel; a daughter, Mary Dunn; a son, William Winton; step-daughters Pat O'Neil and Louis Driver; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Florence was married to four Adventist missionary husbands and is survived by a host of step-descendants of these marriages."
United States Obituary Collection
Name of Deceased: Florence Comment [sic]
Age at Death: 97
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1910
Death Date: 22 Jul 2008
Newspaper Title: Napa Valley Register, The
Newspaper Location: Napa, CA, Us
Obituary Publication Date: 27 Jul 2008 (Sunday)
Locations Mentioned in Obituary:
Other Persons Mentioned in Obituary: Mary Dunn; Neil; Ezra Longway; Sherman Nagel; Rolland H. Howlett; Robert Melvin; William Winton; Louise Driver; Pat
"Florence Howlett
Sunday, July 27, 2008
ANGWIN - Florence Winton-Longway-Fisher-Howlett, born Oct. 16, 1910, in Macau, to missionary parents, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at her residence in Angwin.
She graduated from Los Angeles County General Hospital in medical technology and taught it at White Memorial Hospital. She served in Bangkok Mission and Phuket Adventist hospitals; established and administered Saigon Adventist Hospital; was a purchasing agent at St. Helena Hospital; and, with Ezra Longway, spent 15 years with Hong Kong Adventist Hospital. After 90, she co-authored 100 Years of Adventism in China, authored Lotus Blossom Returns, and Robert Melvin & Alma Milne, Longest-Serving Adventist Missionaries, 1920-1994.
She is survived by husband Rolland H. Howlett; brother Dr. Sherman Nagel; daughter Mary Dunn; son William Winton; stepdaughters Pat ONeil and Louise Driver; three granddaughters, five great-grandchildren, and a host of stepdescendants from four marriages to missionary husbands.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 1, at 11 a.m., at Scales Memorial Chapel (Pacific Union College Seventh-day Adventist Church). Viewing will be from 10-11 a.m. Interment will follow in the St. Helena Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to: Vietnamese Seventh-day Adventist Church, P.O. Box 5704, El Monte, CA 91734. Tieng Noi Hy Vong.
Arrangements by Morrison Funeral Chapel of Napa Valley, 963-3536. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.morrisonfuneralchapel.com."
Read more: http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/obituaries/florence-howlett/article_8d049df3-b527-56b4-8576-e2a8ff81d9f4.html#ixzz1jMAiFiI1
http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/obituaries/florence-howlett/article_8d049df3-b527-56b4-8576-e2a8ff81d9f4.html
Obituary in the Adventist Review, 1-22-2009:
""HOWLETT, Florence Nagel Winton Longway Fisher -
b. Oct. 16, 1910, Macau, China; d. July 22, 2008, Angwin, Calif. She served as a missionary in Vietnam, Thailand, and China. She is survived by her husband, Rolland; son, William Winton; daughter, Mary Dunn; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren."
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Obituary: http://www.tinhuu.net/story/Howlett.htm
IN Loving Memory of Florence Howlett
1910 - 2008 1910 - 2008
Tin Bu?n
The bad news
Chúng tôi trân tr?ng báo tin Bà
Florence Howlett
( Thu?ng g?i Bà Winton, cùng v?i Bác si Ervin Winton Giáo si y t? d?u tiên, có công sáng l?p B?nh Vi?n Co Ð?c Sài Gòn nam 1955 ) dã ng? an trong Chúa vào ngày 22-07-2008 t?i
Angwin PUC, California USA,
Hu?ng th? 98 tu?i.
We respectfully inform Ms. Florence Howlett (often called Ms. Winton, Winton, along with Rabbi Dr. Ervin health first, co-founder of the Christian Hospital of Saigon in 1955) had slept in the Lord on an 22 - 07-2008 PUC in Angwin, California USA, 98 years old enjoy life.
Toàn th? Tín H?u Co Ð?c Ph?c Lâm t?i Vi?t Nam và H?i Ngo?i g?i l?i chia bu?n d?n gia dình.
The entire Faithful Adventists in Vietnam and abroad send condolences to the family.
C?u xin Chúa an ?i tang quy?n và cham gìn thân th? Bà cho d?n ngày Chúa h?i lai.
Ask God to comfort bereaved relatives can protect her and look to God in future days.
CÐPL VN H?i Ngo?i, VN
Overseas CDPL,
tinhuu.net tinhuu.net
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Photos: Her & Her with each of her four husbands.
See Ezra Leon Longway's Memorial page for their joint photo.
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