Dorothy L. Woods

Longtime Alaska resident Dorothy L. Woods, 91, died May 6, 2014, at Central Peninsula Hospital with her family by her side.

A celebration of her life will be at a later date.

Dorothy was born July 6, 1922, in Manitowoc, Michigan, to Frank and Lila M. LaPointe.

Dorothy came to Alaska in 1935 with her parents as original colonists to the Matanuska Valley. She graduated from Palmer High School. While in high school she helped her stepfather, lrving Newville, publish the newspaper for the colony project.

After high school, she went to work for the Matanuska Valley Co-op as a bookkeeper. Later she worked for Eklutna Lake Power Project and ARRC. After marrying Wilson R. Woods, they started Woods insurance Agency in Palmer. In 1964, they moved to Colorado for a period of time, returning to Alaska in 1972 to Anchorage, where she worked for Hickel Investment, and later for Alaska Truss & Millwork. In 1980 they moved to Soldotna and built a home near Morgan’s Landing. Dorothy worked at Bigler Kohler Obendorf Accounting and retired in 2000.

Dorothy was an avid quilter and exhibited in quilt shows. She was still making quilted projects right up to the time of her death. She will be remembered by the family and friends for all the lovely quilted pieces she made.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Wilson R. Woods, and her son, Dee W. Woods.

She leaves daughter Kerry (Mike) Tappenbeck of Portland, Oregon; daughter, Lila Ann (Edward) Krohn of Soldotna; grandchildren Michael (Rhonda) Krohn of Soldotna, Brian (Linda) Krohn of Puyallup, Washington; daughter-in-law, Lynne Woods of Sutton; grandchildren Marnice (and spouse Darin) Marshall of Wasilla, Russell (and spouse Kristin) Woods of Wasilla; great-grandchildren, Morgan Krohn, MacKenna Krohn, Ryan Krohn, Alexander Woods, Jacob Woods and Emily Woods.