Vera Maxine Janutolo Winston

Vera Maxine Janutolo Winston, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, at Clapp’s Convalescent Home in Asheboro, NC. 

Mrs. Winston was born Jan. 25, 1934, in Bluefield, Virginia, the only child of the late Dante and Nellie Calfee Janutolo. 

She was a graduate of Graham High School in Bluefield and received a B.A. degree in Religious Education from Lynchburg College in 1955.

Mrs. Winston was a member of First Presbyterian Church where she served as a Deacon and Elder and on numerous committees. She has been an active member of her community and was recognized as the 1987 Volunteer of the Year.

She was preceded in death by her husband William Howell Winston (Bill) and granddaughter Katherine Nell Acierno. 

Mrs. Winston is survived by one son, Mark (wife Kelly) of Marietta, GA; three daughters: Donna Laney (husband Walter) of Monroe, NC; Beth Acierno (husband Vincent) of Chapel Hill, NC; Mary Duncan (husband Robert) of Chattanooga, TN; five grandchildren: Haley Shelley (husband Scott) of Roswell, GA; Blair Miller (husband Chase) of Dalton, GA; Will Duncan (wife Hannah) of Chattanooga, TN; Avery Acierno (fiancée Andie Spence) of Durham, NC; Chris Duncan (fiancée Kennedy Teasley) of Birmingham, AL; and five great-grandchildren (Raker Shelley, Rollins Shelley, Winston Kate Miller, Manning Miller and Collier Duncan).

The family would like to thank Mrs. Judy Burgess for her many years of devoted service to their Mother. The family would also like to express their gratitude to the staff at Clapp’s Convalescent Home.

At her request, there will be a private family memorial service at a later date in Nelson, Virginia.

Memorial donations may be made to the Katherine Nell Acierno Women’s Health/Doula Scholars Program fund. These can be made online at https://give.unc.edu/donate?f=422665&p=main or alternatively checks may be made out to “UNC School of Nursing” with memo line “Katherine Acierno Fund 422665” and mailed to The UNC School of Nursing, Attn: UNC Gift Processing Office, P.O. Box 309, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514-0309.

Pugh Funeral Home in Asheboro is honored to serve the Winston family.