She was born March 24, 1908, in McAlester, Okla., the daughter of James C. and Edna (Hafley) Washinka. She spent her childhood in Tyler and Greenville, Tex. She graduated from Wesley Junior College in Greenville and attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla.

Mrs. Woelfel taught school briefly before attending OSU. There, she belonged to Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. After leaving Stillwater, she and her husband lived in Columbus, Ohio; Galveston, Tex.; Columbia, Mo.; Ponca City, Okla.; Pittsburg; and Tucson, Green Valley and Prescott, Ariz. She was a homemaker and active in local school and arts organizations, including long-time service as an officer in the Tucson Opera Guild.

She married Warren C. Woelfel on July 30, 1933, in Stillwater. He died in 2001.

Survivors include a son, James Woelfel, Lawrence; three granddaughters; and two great-granddaughters.

The family suggests memorials to Foundation for Hospice Care, sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.