Delores Ruth (Woods) Fort

Delores R. (Woods) Fort

Delores Ruth (Woods) Fort, 75, of Middletown, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in ManorCare Elizabethtown.  She was born Friday, November 1, 1940 in Port Matilda to the late Robert and Blanche (Trexler) Woods.  She was predeceased by her loving companion Kenneth Henry in 2014.

Delores was a member of the VFW Post 148 Ladies Axillary.  She loved keeping her hands busy working in her yard and with her flowers as well as in the kitchen cooking and baking.  She was passionate about cats, was an avid shopper, and enjoyed going to the casino and playing tickets.  Most importantly she was a loving companion, mother, grandmother, and sister.

She is survived by 6 children, Timothy Aichner and wife Jan, Tammy Slatt and companion Jack, Geraldine Shutt, Victoria Sweigard and husband Doug, John Slesser and wife Lisa, and Jacqueline Blouch and husband Jay; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 5 siblings, Millie Smithers, Velma Greer, and Don, Dale, and Bucky Woods; and her faithful animals, Pud Pud, Cinderella, Rosie, and Pandora.  She was predeceased by 2 siblings, Arlene Kline and Harold Woods.

Funeral Services will be held on Monday, February 22nd at noon at Fager-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 208 N. Union St., Middletown 17057 with Pastor Don Walters and Pastor Keith Searfoss officiating.  Burial will follow in Hillsdale Cemetery, Middletown.  Family and friends are invited for viewing from 10 AM until time of the service.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area, 7790 Grayson Rd., Harrisburg 17111 or to Grane Hospice Care, 3501 Concord Rd., Suite 110, York 17402.