Before her death, she was the last surviving female munchkin, out of the original group of 120. As of January 2014, Jerry Maren is now the only surviving munchkin.
During WWII, she worked at Douglas Aircraft as a riveter. She was able to squeeze into small spaces where full-sized adults couldn't fit.
She had two children with her husband, Fred: a daughter named Margaret, and a son named Fred.
She died of natural causes at the Solari Hospice Care Centre in Las Vegas, after a brief illness.