Ms. Maria Elena Woods

September 23, 1942 - November 20, 2019

Maria was born Wednesday, September 23, 1942, in New York, daughter of the late Ruth Germaine Stephenson Ali. Upon her high school graduation, Maria pursued further career training through the BOCES LPN program, successfully passing the NCLEX-PN, as well as an Associate of Arts Degree at Nassau Community College. Very knowledgeable in history, Maria believed in the value of education and instilled this love of education and knowledge in her daughters and grandchildren. Maria’s employment path included Bell Telephone Company, aka Ma Bell, as a telephone operator and retirement from Health & Hospital Corporation (HHC), New York City, where she was employed for forty years as a LPN. Through her nurse’s training and her life journey, Maria helped people her entire life warranted and unwarranted. Although Maria did not have a home church, she read her Bible daily, followed worship services on TV/Cable and had an extensive collection of sermons she watched daily. She found contentment and fulfillment in the love of her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, plants, online shopping, fragrances, knowledge, car traveling, fine dining and making and buying jewelry. On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, in Harrisburg, PA, this very loving lady, Maria Elena Woods, transitioned from this life into eternal life at seventy-seven years of age. Her life and legacy will be cherished and honored by her two daughters, Germaine C. Woods Cokely and her husband Mario of Brooklyn, NY, Lorna D. Woods of Atlanta, GA; her grandchildren, Ghecora S. Boyd and her husband Corey, Shakira M. Woods, Ashley Z. Woods, Miracle M. Askew; great-grandchildren, Melvin T. Anderson, Cayden C. Boyd, Zhane A. Woods, Jahzia A. Barnes; other family members and friends. In All Things, We Give Thanks! Lovingly Submitted, The Family of Maria Elena Woods