The mysterious "aunt" Ethel Asbell

Nobody in the Jordan family ever heard of that person. Nor does she appear to be related to any of the people uncovered during my extensive research of his relations. Yet when Charles Jordan entered Navy service during WWII, his life insurance benefits and all of his property were to be transferred over to her in case his wife and father were no longer alive at the time of his untimely demise. She must have been a relative Jordan felt close to - a true friend perhaps.

All we know about the woman is that Charlie labeled her as "aunt Ethel Asbell", and gave her residence as ""5662 Warrington Ave, Philadelphia, PA".

The more one searches, the more question marks there are.

Did "aunt Ethel Asbell" help the young Jordans after their arrival to the US, when they lived as penniless refugees in Philadelphia? Was she a part of personal history he would rather want to forget in the later years? How exactly was she related? Why did they cease contact after WWII?

According to the publicly accessible data, it seems "aunt Ethel" lived well into the 1970s, surviving Charlie by several years.