Retired Lt. Col. Kenneth E. Winn of Longwood, FL, passed away on July 25, 2016, at the age of 94, after a brief illness. He is survived by three sisters, Margaret Kelly, Virginia O'Boy and Ruth Melchin; eight children, Kenneth E. Jr., William, Thomas, Ellen, Robert, Brenda, Peter and Mary Beth; and three grandchildren Alexander, Patrick and Shannon.
A native of Dorchester, MA and long-time resident of Milton, Ken was an infantry soldier in the armed services and fought in the Normandy Invasion, the Battle of the Bulge and served twenty years in the Air Force Reserves in Boston, MA.
He loved Eddie Arnold, Louis L'Amour westerns, golf, hot dogs, traveling, a good joke, Gunsmoke reruns, music, his work, simple food, the daily newspaper and ice cream.
As the fourth of twelve children, family was very important to him. He possessed a great wit, an amazing memory and was happily married for 65 years to his great love "Redhead", Eleanor M. Winn.
A memorial service and burial will be at the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Connery Ave., Bourne, Massachusetts at 11:15 on September 30, 2016.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Kenneth E. Winn by mailing a donation to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, 110 E. 42nd Street, 16th Floor, New York City, New York, 10017 or online at www.alzinfo.org.
Services entrusted to the Loomis Funeral Home, Apopka, FL, www.loomisfuneralhomes.com