Mary Elisabeth Kiesendahl, matriarch of Woodloch Pines Resort, passed away on January 9, 2010.
Although stricken with Alzheimer’s disease, she exuded love to those around her until her death; she may not have known your name but she continued to show her love. Mary was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 22, 1926, to her parents Stanley and Elisabeth Mould. She spent most of early life in Baldwin, N.Y., where she graduated from Baldwin High School in 1944 and met her husband Harry. Mary moved to Hawley, PA, with her husband and three children in 1958.
She and Harry founded Woodloch Pines Resort, where she worked alongside her family and the staff she considered family for over 40 years. Mary also dedicated much time volunteering on the Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Board and was a member of the Woodloch Ladies Golf League. Aunt Mary, as she was known, welcomed everyone she met as if they were guests in her own home and welcomed many into her heart as her dear and beloved friends. We all love better for having been loved by Mary.
