Helen Denny Woodman

March 25, 1919 - September 5, 2014

03/25/1919 - 09/05/2014

Helen Denny Woodman, 95, of Hendersonville passed away Friday, September 5, 2014 at Carolina Village Medical Center.

Born in Newark, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Herbert L. and Florence C. Denny. She graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ and from Hood College, Frederick, MD followed by a year at Berkely Secretarial School in East Orange, NJ. She worked as a Legal Secretary in Newark, NY City and Summit. She lived in New Jersey until she retired to Hendersonville in 1986. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Clinton G. Denny.

She was a member of the Joseph McDowell Chapter of the NSDAR and enjoyed Western Square dancing for about thirty years both in NJ and Hendersonville. She was the family genealogist for her husbandís family as well as her own. She was a member of Pine crest Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by a son, Wesley G. Woodman, Jr. and his wife Linda of Flemington, NJ; a daughter, Nanci W. Perlstein and her husband Robert of Asheville, NC; four grandchildren, Shannon Woodman, Michael Woodman, Kira Bouchonnet and Jennifer Perlstein; a sister-in-law, Katharine Denny of Hockessin, DE; a nephew, James B. Denny; two nieces, Elizabeth D. Camody and Virginia D. Longfellow.

A private Interment will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

Memorials can be sent to Pinecrest Presbyterian Church.

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Tammy Gibson
8 years ago

May God provide you and your family with peace and ìthe comfort from the Scripturesî during this difficult time. (Romans 15:4)

Mildred Nitzsche
8 years ago

I remember with fondness the great times we had square dancing with you and Wes. When we sold our house in NJ last year, we still had the 2 evergreen trees that you and Wes had given us years ago. Sadly, I lost my dance partner on Aug. 9th.