SMYRNA - Dorothy W. Ragolia, of Smyrna, and Stuart, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. She was 91. She was born in Aiken, S.C., and was a 1942 graduate of Winthrop College, S.C. Mrs. Ragolia was a military wife and mother during her husband's thirty year military career as a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. She was a member of St. Polycarp Parish, Smyrna, since 1971. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Colonel (Ret.) Joseph H. Ragolia; four sons, Mike of Longs, S.C., Thomas G. (Yolanda) of Sedalia, Colo., Joseph M. (Kathy) of Harbeson, and David C. (Tammy) of Bear; a brother, Bob Warner of Eisto Island, S.C.; a sister, Betty Blatchley of Seaford; and eight grandchildren, Erica B. Sayers, Nathan J. Ragolia, Josie Ragolia, Jessica Ragolia, Jaclyn Ragolia, Sylvia Wilson, David Ragolia, and Devon Ragolia. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered 1 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24, at St. Polycarp Parish, Ransom Lane and South St., Smyrna, where friends may call at noon in the parish hall. Burial will be 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 2465 Chesapeake City Rd., Bear. Memorial donations may be sent to Catholic Charities, 2601 W. 4th St., PO Box 2610, Wilmington, DE 19804. To send a condolence letter, visit www.matthewsbryson.com. Arrangements are by Matthews-Bryson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Smyrna.