Mildred Estella Westcott

Mildred Estella (Workman) Westcott, 97, died late Monday at her residence in Palmer. She was born April 29, 1911 in Daykin, Neb., to John David and Minnie Edna (Arnold) Workman. Mildred moved to Alaska in 1994 and lived with her daughter Doris and her husband David in Anchorage until they moved to Palmer in 2003.

Mildred completed her formal education at a young age and became involved in helping raise her siblings. She was a talented woman who rose to the challenges that life presented her with a positive attitude and accepted what she had to do willingly and eagerly. Over the years she was involved in childcare, housekeeping, cooking for hay crews, office work and working in a fish cannery. Mildred was a wonderful seamstress who took the time to make her daughter Doris’ wedding dress. She was always asking, “Is there anything I can do to help you?” Even to the very end, when there was laundry to be folded, the family could count on Mildred to pitch in and help.

Mildred is survived by her daughter, Doris Hendrickson (David) of Palmer; and son, Wayne Herrington (Sue) Laramie, Wyo.; sister, Mary (Workman) Delzer, Junction City, Ore.; 14 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two grandsons, three husbands who she had been happily married to, Harold Robertson, Robert Herrington and LeRoy Westcott; brothers, Orval Workman, Walter Workman and George Workman and sister, Alice (Workman) Delzer.

A Celebration of Life will be held in the spring.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Valley Funeral Home-Wasilla