Dorothy Aileen Schlagenhauser, 81

DOVER - Dorothy Aileen Schlagenhauser of Dover died Thursday, July 26, 2007, in her home. She was 81.

Mrs. Schlagenhauser was born Dec. 2, 1925, in Chester, Pa., to the late Clayton A. Sr. and Eleanor Stoms Carroll.

She worked for Scott Paper in Chester and Gimbals Department Store in Philadelphia. She was mostly a homemaker "and a very good one."

Mrs. Schlagenhauser was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church, Dover, Marine Corps League Women"s Auxiliary, Modern Maturity Center, Dover, and Meals on Wheels. She volunteered for the after-school programs, the Girl Scouts, the band boosters, and helped with Sunday school at Calvary United Methodist Church in Mattydale, N.Y.

She is survived by her husband, Henry Schlagenhauser; two daughters, Harriett Yanero and her husband, Richard of Dover, Katherine Farmer and her husband, Gerald of Dover; two brothers, Clayton A. Carroll Jr. of Brook Heaven, Pa., and James E. Carroll of St. Petersburg, Fla.; five sisters, Margaret J. McConnell of Huntington Park, Calif., Eleanor May Beth Nealy of Trainer, Pa., Majorie Kicak of Alexandria, Va., Audrey Jane Blossic of Glen Mills, Pa. and Lorraine Flemming of Maine; 10 grandchildren, Richard J. Yanero and his wife, Laura of Felton, Kenneth A. Yanero and his wife, Lori of Dover, Paul B. Yanero of Dover, Diana F. Gosnell of Dover, Sara K. Devine and her significant other, Sean M. Lyon, Stephen K. Devine Jr., Arthur C. Devine, Tyler A., Theresa K., and Gerald W. Farmer, all of Dover; six great-grandchildren, Kenneth R. and Terren A. Yanero of Dover, Ashley R. Gosnell of Dover, Erika and Taylor, both of Felton and Preston M. Lyon of Dover.

Friends may call Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Torbert Funeral Chapel (south) 1145 E. Lebanon Road, Dover.

A celebration of Dorothy"s life will be noon Tuesday in Wesley United Methodist Church, 209 S. State St., Dover, where friends may call one hour earlier.

Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Dover.

Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 92 Reads Way, Suite 205, Wilmington, DE 19720.

Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at torbertfuneral.com.