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Name |
( ), Elizabeth S |
Nickname |
Libby |
Birth |
New Britain, Hartford Co., CT |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
18 Dec 2005 |
Frederick, Frederick Co., MD |
Person ID |
I82448 |
My Damon Genealogy |
Last Modified |
21 Sep 2014 |
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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
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