Pauline Bates Woodward Obituary

In loving memory of Pauline Bates Woodward of Harwich, Massachusetts, born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, who departed this world on February 3, 2025 at the age of 87. Pauline Bates leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Elizabeth Bates and Donald Bates Sr.. She is survived by: her husband John Woodward, Jr. (Jay); her children, Elizabeth Woodward, Sue Woodward, Peter Woodward (Sharon Malley Woodward) and Amy Proctor (James Proctor); her grandchildren, Kerrick Woodward-Sollesnes (Drea Woodward-Sollesnes), Ky Woodward-Sollesnes (Sayr Waters), Kaelan Woodward, Liliana Woodward, Ella Woodward, Clara Woodward, Max Proctor (Allyson Knorr-Anderson) and Alice Proctor; her siblings, Cynthia Bates and Donald Bates Jr. (Nancy Bates); and her daughters, Caitlin Lawson and Emily Bates.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Harwich Conservation Trust (https://hct.ejoinme.org) or The Cape Cod Toy Library.