Helen L. (Ness) Alwood

YORK- Helen L. (Ness) Alwood, 89, entered into eternal rest on Monday June 5, 2017 at Broadmore Senior Living. She was the wife of the late Ronald Warner Alwood who passed on May 15, 2004. The couple had been married for 49 years. A celebration of life tribute service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2017 at Life Tributes by Olewiler & Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Inc., 35 Gotham Pl., Red Lion. A visitation and viewing will be from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service. Internment will take place in the Red Lion Cemetery. Born on October 11, 1927 in Dallastown, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. and Nettie E. (Peters) Ness. Helen was a seamstress for JLM Sportswear, Inc. and also worked at Dentsply International, Inc. Mrs. Alwood was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Red Lion. She was also a member of Red Lion Elks Lodge Ladies Auxiliary, Dallastown American Legion Post #605 Ladies Auxiliary and the Golden Ages. Helen most importantly loved spending time with her beloved family and socializing with friends, as well as using her talents in knitting and sewing. Mrs. Alwood is survived by one son, Lee Alwood and wife, Jody of Key West, FL; two granddaughters, Nicole Biser and husband, Aaron of Houston, TX and Courtney Howell and husband, Mitch of York; and one great grandson, Logan Howell. She was preceded in death by one sister, Virginia Walters; one brother, Rodger Ness; one half brother, Cletus Ness and a dear niece, Linda Fogle. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 924 N. Colonial Ave., York, PA 17403 or SpiriTrust Lutheran Homecare & Hospice at spiritrustlutheran.org