Elizabeth Irene Wickman (Row) Woolf, 92, of Clarion passed away Saturday, August
27, 2016 at Iowa Specialty Hospital in Clarion.
Memorial services for Elizabeth Woolf will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday,
September 3, 2016 at First United Methodist Church, 201 3rd Avenue Northeast in
Clarion, with Pastor Mike Gudka officiating.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.
Elizabeth Wickman was born in Knierim, Iowa on June 3, 1924 to William and Celia
Wickman. Elizabeth graduated from Rowan High School and attended Midstates
Business College in Kansas City, Missouri. She worked for Braniff Airlines in
Kansas City and Brownsville, Texas until she married Jack Row of Ohio. To this
union, four children were born: Jack W. Row II, Valerie, Jeffrey and Barbara.
Beth followed her husband to California during World War II and later returned
to Clarion where their children were reared. She was employed at Mueller Studio
for over 30 years, was active in Federated Club, the United Methodist Church as
a life-long member, and Mensa. Jack and Beth retired to Tampa, Florida in 1982
and Beth was widowed in 1991.
Beth married Jim Woolf of Tampa, Florida in 1998 and spent 15 years traveling
the world with Jim and family, playing in numerous bridge clubs, and enjoying
all that Florida retirement had to offer. Beth returned to Clarion, Iowa in 2012
when she was widowed again. She lived at The Meadows in Clarion and enjoyed
reading, visits from family, and the company of staff and residents there until
her passing.
Beth is survived by her four children, Jack (Annette) Row of Loudon, Tennessee,
Valerie (George) Watson of Bella Vista, Arkansas, Jeffrey (Kathy) Row of Dallas,
Texas, and Barbara (Jim) Moore of Clarion. She is also survived by eight
grandchildren: Jeff (Kathy) Row, Bret (Kathy) Row, Josie (Austin) Beine, Andy
(Amber) Row, Tyler (Katie) Row, Elizabeth (Nick) McOllough, Samuel (Kristina)
Moore, and Christopher Row, along with great-grandchildren Victoria and Arlo.
She enjoyed the love and company of the Woolf children, Cheryl Estabrook and
Chuck (CeCe) Woolf and their children. She is also survived by her half-brother,
Fred (Jan) Wickman of Key West, Florida.
Beth is preceded in death by her parents, step-father Simpson Stout, husbands
Jack Row and Jim Woolf, brother Boyd (Betts) Wickman, and half-sisters Joy and
Judith, along with life-long friends Jane and Frank Middleton.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart
Association.