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The Washington Post
Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Elizabeth S. 'Libby' GoodwinChurch Member, Author

Elizabeth S. "Libby" Goodwin, 89, a church member, hostess and member of several Scandinavian associations, died Dec. 18 at Somerford House nursing home in Frederick. She had Alzheimer's disease. She had been a longtime resident of Bethesda.

Mrs. Goodwin was born in New Britain, Conn. Before her marriage, she was a laboratory assistant to noted cancer researcher Paul Rosahn at Yale University.

After her marriage in 1947, she lived with her husband in Asia, where he was posted as a member of the Foreign Service. In 1976, they wrote a book together, "The Indian River: An American Lagoon," about a body of water in Florida.

Mrs. Goodwin, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Ingeborg Swensk, was of Swedish ancestry and was a member of the Vasa Order of America and other organizations promoting Scandinavian culture. She was a frequent hostess and was a member of Concord-St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Bethesda.
Her husband, Harold Leland Goodwin, died in 1989.
Survivors include her sons, Dr. R. Christopher Goodwin of Comus and Derek V. Goodwin of Scottsdale, Ariz.; her companion of 16 years, Dr. Robert Van Hoek of Arlington; and two grandchildren

Family/Spouse: Goodwin, Harold Leland. Harold (son of Goodwin, Frank Elmer and Vanarman, Imogene "Jennie") was born on 20 Nov 1914 in Ellenburg, Clinton Co., NY; died on 18 Feb 1990 in Bethesda, Montgomery Co., MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Goodwin, Allan
2. Goodwin, Derick