Dorothy L. Alfinito, age 76, a resident of Pasadena for 51 years, passed away on October 2, 2017 after a brief illness.

She was born on June 27, 1941, in Baltimore, to the late Gertrude and Michael Dailey. She graduated from the Institute of Notre Dame in 1959, and worked at the Shilcraft Company, and Alfinito’s Hallmark, from which she had been retired for years. She was a member of the St. Jane Frances Seniors, and during her free time, she enjoyed bus trips, early Christmas shopping, gardening, reading, her faith, caring for her dog, and spending time with her family.

Along with her parents, Dorothy is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 51 years: Charles V. Alfinito, Sr., and her brother Michael Dailey.

She is survived by her three loving daughters: Sharon DeVault and her husband David, Deborah Malick, and Teresa Warrington and her husband William, Jr., all of Pasadena; her devoted son Charles Alfinito, Jr. and his wife Keena, of Ephrata, Pennsylvania; five granddaughters: Rachel Stinchcomb, Lauryn Malick, Sarah Warrington, and Emily DeVault, all of Pasadena, and Alyssa Alfinito, of Ephrata, PA; five grandsons: William Warrington, III, of Glen Burnie, Adam and Nicholas Warrington, Garrett DeVault, all of Pasadena, and Dylan Alfinito, of Ephrata, PA; and two great grandsons: Oliver Alfinito and Ethan Stinchcomb, both of Pasadena.

Family invites friends to visit at the Gregory J. Gonce Funeral Home, PA, 169 Riviera Drive, Pasadena, on Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin on Friday at 12 Noon in St. Jane Frances Church, with Father Anthony Abiamiri officiating. Her interment will be private. Feel free to express your condolences below.