Lest We Forget
Sister Dorothy Gaffoli, CSJP (1941-2010)
Sister Dorothy Gaffoli, age 68, of Orlando, FL, formerly of Penns Grove, NJ, entered eternal life after a heroic struggle with cancer on March 7, 2010 at Molinaro Manor in Oakdale, PA.
Born in Steubenville, Ohio, daughter of the late Christopher James Gaffoli and Angela Barnabei Gaffoli, Sister Dorothy was a resident of Salem County, New Jersey for the past 42 years having moved to Orlando, FL in December, 2007. Sister Dorothy was a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace Community since 1960.
Sister Dorothy graduated from Madonna High School in Weirton, WV in 1959 and entered the congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace on September 12, 1960. Upon completion of her Novitiate training, Sister Dorothy’s first Profession of Vows was on July 2, 1963 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
In 1963, Sister Dorothy continued her Juniorate studies in Saddle River, NJ, while attending Caldwell College in Caldwell, NJ, ultimately achieving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Science in 1969.
Her teaching ministry began in Holy Name of Jesus School in Garfield, NJ, for one year, then was assigned to teach junior high students in St. Mary Regional School in Salem, NJ in 1965, where she enjoyed her teaching ministry for 18 years. In 1981, Sister Dorothy returned to the classroom as a student and studies at St. Joseph College in West Hartford, CT, thereby achieving a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry from St. Joseph College in 1983.
In 1983, Sister Dorothy was assigned as Pastoral Minister in Corpus Christi Parish, Carneys Point, NJ, where she continued her ministry for 24 fruitful happy years, medically retiring in 2005. In December of 2007, Sister Dorothy moved to Orlando, FL to continue receiving treatments at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center while residing with her sister Maggie in Orlando.
In addition to her parents, Sister was pre-deceased by her brother Christopher J. Gaffoli, Jr. in 1942.
Sister Dorothy is survived by her sister Margaret (Maggie) Molinaro and her husband James of Orlando, FL; her sister Edith Jane Molinaro of Steubenville, OH; her brother Anthony J. Gaffoli and his wife Marlene of Naples, FL; five aunts, ten nieces and nephews, 22 great nieces and nephews and many cousins.
In lieu of flowers, Mass Cards have been requested. Also, a Memorial Scholarship Trust fund has been established for great nieces and nephews of Sister Dorothy Gaffoli’s family. Memorial scholarship trust fund donations may be made to the Sister Dorothy Gaffoli Memorial Fund, c/o Margaret Molinaro, 6010 Newport Ln #102, Orlando, FL 32821.
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