LAWRENCE, Mass. — Wanda Motyl Horzempa, 90, of Winthrop, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at Lawrence General Hospital.

She was born in Lewiston, Sept. 28, 1920, the daughter of Michael and Sophie Motyl.

Wanda grew up in Auburn and graduated from Auburn High School. She worked briefly at the Bates Mill in Lewiston before being employed by AT&T as a telephone operator in Auburn. She was married to Lewis Joseph Horzempa (deceased) of Winthrop, in 1948 and lived in Beverly, Mass., for most of her adult life.

She worked for AT&T in Massachusetts, for 15 years, while raising a family of three children. In 1991, she and her husband retired back to Winthrop, which they always regarded as home. For the past six years she lived in Exeter, N.H., with her daughter, Tris, before moving into assisted living in Massachusetts in 2009. However, she continued to visit Winthrop and never ceased to light up at the sight of the countryside there.

Wanda was a woman with a strong sense of family. She had a love of art and was a self-taught painter with a special talent. She painted many seascapes during the time she lived by the coast in Beverly, Mass. She also loved the hills and lakes of Winthrop and painted many landscapes capturing the beauty of the area.

Wanda is survived by her daughter, Tris Motyl of Georgetown, Mass.; and her two sons, Lewis M. Horzempa and his wife, Mary Lou, of Georgetown, Mass., and William M. Horzempa and his wife, Mary, and daughter, Rachel, of Beverly, Mass.

Condolences may be sent to the family through www.khrfuneralhomes.com.