Dorothy A. Shuffelton, 96, of 88 North Spruce Street, St.Marys, OH, died 6:30 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2009 at Otterbein St.Marys Retirement Community, St.Marys, OH. 

She was born March 1, 1913 in St.Marys, the daughter of Charles and Alice (Perraut) Axe. 

She married Frank B. Shuffelton on April 22, 1937; he preceded her in death on April 2, 1998. 

She is survived by:

¨ Son, Frank C. (Jane) Shuffelton of Rochester, NY

¨ Son, David (Julie) Shuffelton, Ft.Loramie, OH

¨ 5 grandchildren:  Amy (Noah Sobe) Shuffelton, George (Michelle) Shuffelton, David “Rusty” Shuffelton, Daniel

       Shuffelton, Meghan Shuffelton

¨ 4 great-grandchildren 

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two sisters:  Ann Haggard and Mary Axe; by one brother, Charles Axe. 

Dorothy was a 1930 graduate of St.Marys Memorial High School and a 1933 graduate of St.Rita;s School of Nursing.  She had worked as a registered nurse at the former Otis and Gibbons Hospitals in Celina, OH and helped establish the obstetrics department of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St.Marys, from which she retired.  

She was a lifelong member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and the Altar-Rosary Society of the church and was a member of the Legion of Mary.   

She was an avid bridge player and enjoyed doing needlepoint work; she loved flower gardening and was an excellent cook and baker. 

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 14, 2009 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, the Rev. Anthony Cutcher, celebrant.  Burial will follow at Gethsemane Cemetery. 

Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, 314 West High Street, St.Marys, where memorial donations may be directed to the Friends of Holy Rosary School.