Bette J Nickloff

Born Bette Jane Woodman: April 4, 1923 in Queen of Angels Hospital Los Angeles, CA

To: Winfield Stockbridge Woodman (“Woody”) and

Eula Hust Woodman (“Honey”)

Died: July 10, 2020 in Sherwood Forest, CA at age 97

Siblings were: Frederic Wesley and Marguerite

Survived by Children: William George (Jr), Kathleen Joy, Loren Allen and Robert Arthur

9 Grand Children and 14 Great Grand Children

Bette was raised in Los Angeles with a Christian upbringing and graduated from George Washington High School where she was active in the school chorus and social club.

Bette met the love of her life William (Bill) George Nickloff in high school while she was in the 11th grade. Bette and Bill were married in Los Angeles on May 26, 1942. They celebrated their 78th wedding anniversary this May.

Bill joined the Army Air Corp as an aircraft mechanic in Oct of 1942. Bette and Bill were initially posted to Mesa/Gilbert Arizona during WWII. As the war went on, Bette and Bill were reposted to Sacramento, La Junta CO, Tucson, Yuma and Albuquerque. They made these war time journeys in their 16’ house trailer. They moved back to Los Angeles after the war and subsequently lived in Panorama City, Northridge, Burbank and Sherwood Forest.

Bette was homemaker and raised her children who she doted over. As the nest emptied, she worked at Riker Laboratories as a human resource specialist/purchasing agent and Lockheed Aircraft as a secretary/travel planner from which she retired in 1989.

Bette loved having her grand and great grandchildren around her. Her other deep interests were porcelain doll making, gardening / flowers, sewing/quilting and travelling.

Bette and Bill travelled to many countries including Egypt, Russia, Ireland, Spain, Germany and Turkey. Through their love of travel they met and fell in love with a Turkish girl named Inci. Inci lived with them while she attended CSUN. To this day, Inci remains close to their hearts as their “adopted” daughter.

Bette supported Native Americans and was a member the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and Colonial Dames. As a 13th generation American, she was a descendent of some of the original immigrants to America of the 17th and 18th century.