Surnames: Howe, Woolley, Ellis, Holbrook, McGuire, Dirksen Dorothy Purlina Howe Woolley, 98, a resident of The Dalles, died at a local care center on Tuesday, February 19, 2002. She was born August 2, 1903, in Donnybrook, North Dakota, the second of three children to John D. and Amy (Ellis) Holbrook. She moved with her family to Albany (Oregon) at age six. She married Lyman J. Howe of Brownsville (Oregon) and they later divorced. She married Dr. Kenneth C. Woolley in June 1940 and they lived in Portland. Dr. Woolley died in 1951 and she later married Robert McGuire in 1961, who died less than a year later. She worked as a receptionist for Hendrix and McGuire Opticians and later Dr. Keith Clisby. She was well known for her musical talent as a pianist; a member of the Monday Musical Club and Dental Auxiliary in Portland. She remained in Portland after her retirement then moving to The Dalles in 1992. Survivors include her son, Jack J. Howe and his wife, Peggy, The Dalles; grandchildren, Gregory J. Howe and wife, Linda, Lake Oswego (Oregon); John Roger Howe and wife, E.J.; and Jeanine Dirksen and her husband, Bruce, all of The Dalles; eight great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, her brother, Donald Holbrook, Sandy (Oregon) and many nieces, nephews and friends. Services will be held at Portland's Lincoln Memorial Mausoleum Chapel at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 23, with Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home in care of arrangements. The Dalles Chronicle February 21, 2002 Written permission to reprint obituary given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon. Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser.