Dorothy Woodruff Perkins

1920 - 2011  (90 years)

• Name	Dorothy Woodruff Perkins
  Birth	6 Mar 1920	Hartford, Hartford, CT
  Gender	Female
  Census	18 Apr 1930	West Hartford, Hartford, CT ; age 10, born CT, living with parents
  Census	19 Apr 1940	West Hartford, Hartford, CT ; age 20, born CT, living with parents
  Death	3 Mar 2011	West Hartford, Hartford, CT
  Person ID	I17369	Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Harry Lyman Perkins,   b. 2 Mar 1890, Hartford, Hartford, CT d. 27 Sep 1959, West Hartford, Hartford, CT (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Ellen Woodruff,   b. 6 Nov 1894, Elizabethtown, Essex, NY d. 29 Sep 1987, West Hartford, Hartford, CT (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1919	Elizabethtown, Essex, NY
  Notes	from "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936" (familysearch.org) On 8 Mar 1919 in Elizabethtown NY, Harry Lyman, 29, residing Hartford CT, member of the firm HFD Furniture Co, born Hartford to Lyman B Perkins and Elizabeth Carroll Young married Dorothy Ellen Woodruff, 24, residing Elizabethtown, born Elizabethtown to Livingston Woodruff & Lennie Maria Brown. 1st marriage for both
  Family ID	F6698	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Dorothy Perkins Obit Photo from "The Hartford Courant", 8 Mar 2011 (newspapers.com)

  
  

• Notes

  from "The Hartford Courant", 8 Mar 2011 (newspapers.com) Dorothy ("Dottie") Perkins, 90, of West Hartford, CT died peacefully March 3, 2011 at The McAuley where she enjoyed living for the past six years. Dorothy was born March 6, 1920 in Hartford. She was the daughter of the late Dorothy Woodruff Perkins and Colonel Harry L. Perkins of West Hartford. She was an only child who graduated from Hall High School in 1938. She attended Saint Joseph's College for two years and then transferred to The University of Connecticut where she earned a degree in Psychology and Sociology in 1942. Long after her graduation, Dorothy remained an active member of her sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta. Following graduation, Dorothy began a career as a human resource professional with the Fuller Brush company of Hartford, followed by Hart & Haggerman, and Hartford Hospital. In search of adventure, she moved to San Diego, CA where she worked for Rohr Aircraft in the personnel department for several years. When she returned to West Hartford, she worked toward a teaching certificate first at Central Connecticut State University and then at the University of Hartford. Dorothy taught Kindergarten at Arsenal School in Hartford then at Union School in Unionville. Her teaching career was cut short by a bad back. She enjoyed world travel, tennis, bridge, golf and skiing. She was a strong, independent woman. Her good friends Katy (O'Leary) Bannister of West Hartford and Robin Roth of Hartford will miss her. They are grateful for the compassionate care she received from her hospice nurse Laura Holzhauer and her aids Frieda McIntosh-Clarke and Sandra Duckworth. A memorial gathering in Dorothy's memory will be held at The McAuley Wednesday, March 30 at 3 p.m. The McAuley is located at 275 Steele Road, West Hartford, CT 06117.