Age 92, of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
Passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Suite Living Senior Care.
Vaughn was born June 4, 1930, to Robert and Maxine (Cottrell) Leighty in Glenville, Minnesota. She attended Glenville MN elementary school and Albert Lea MN High School. After graduation, Vaughn earned a teaching certificate at – what was then called – Mankato State College – and in 1949 taught in a one-room, country schoolhouse. She was married to her “best boyfriend” Edmund Winter on November 12, 1953. After having children, she received a bachelor’s degree in education at Sioux Falls College, Sioux Falls, SD. She taught the rest of her career at Adrian MN Elementary School.
Vaughn loved children, teaching, chocolate and socializing with friends and family, especially her beloved brother Gary. With her outgoing personality, she easily made friends. She was stylish and enjoyed having her hair and nails done – even during her elder years.
Vaughn will be deeply missed by her son, Brooke Winter (Tracy), Riverton, Utah, daughter Lorey Fairbanks (John), Hastings, Minnesota, daughter Melissa Winter, Eagan, Minnesota; grandsons Ethan Winter and Conrad, Kaleb and Gabriel Greene; great-grandchildren, Anna, Elijah, Jackson, Ava, Aurora and Araya Greene; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Vaughn was preceded in death by her husband Edmund H. Winter, brother Gary Leighty, daughter-in-law Tricia Winter and precious grandson Jared Brooke Winter.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 3, 11:00 a.m. at Mount Bethel United Methodist Church, 3239 70th St. E., Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076. A short interment service will take place Sunday, December 4, 10:00 a.m. at Adrian Cemetery, Adrian, MN.
Cards may be sent in care of Roberts Funeral Home, 8108 Barbara Ave., Inver Grove Heights, MN 55077. Memorials may be made to Smile Network International, 108 W. 14th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403 www.smilenetwork.org