Dorothy Delma (Caughell) SCHEFFLER Dorothy Scheffler was reunited with her husband Raymond on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2008. Youngest and last surviving of five children, she was born to John and Catherine Caughell on August 11, 1916 in Crawford Pennsylvania. Dorothy graduated in 1934 with top honors from Burnettsville High School in Burnettsville, Indiana. After being introduced by her sister Gladys, she married Raymond Robert Scheffler on December 16, 1940 in San Diego, CA, who was in the US Navy. She traveled to Hawaii on the ocean liner Matsonia to join her husband who had been transferred to the Pacific Fleet stationed there. There with Raymond, her sister and her husband Bob Wood, she survived and always recalled the infamous day of December 7th, 1941. Dorothy was extremely close to all her family, but the experience of that day formed a particularly special bond between the sisters and their families which lasted through the remainder of her life. Dorothy's strong character and self-sufficiency was well suited for the task of being a Navy wife. Selling and buying homes, moving her sons up and down the East Coast and getting them started in new schools while Ray was out to sea was a way of life from 1946 to 1960. Following her husband's retirement from the Navy, Dorothy moved to Lynnwood, Washington in 1960 with her sons. She worked at Fluke Manufacturing in Lynnwood during the 1960's and was a bookkeeper at Olympic Swim School in Bellevue during the 1970's. Dorothy embraced the outdoors and loved fishing and hunting with Raymond and her family. In addition, she was an avid and excellent bowler. Following the passing of her beloved husband in 2005, she continued her love of life and people at Sunrise Assisted Living in Bellevue. She will always be remembered for her wonderful singing of uplifting songs with a voice that never diminished, even in her final days. She is survived by her sons Raymond Scheffler Jr. and Conrad Scheffler; granddaughters April Scheffler and Erika Scheffler; nephew William Wood and nieces Barbara Wood and Linda Coulson, who reside in South Carolina. Memorial Services for Dorothy will be Saturday Feb. 23, 2008, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Sunset Hills Memorial Park, 1215 145th PL SE Bellevue, WA 98007, www.sunsethillsmemorial.com. In Celebration of Dorothy, there will be a reception following the service at Glendale Country Club 13440 Main Street Bellevue, WA 98005 www.glendalec.com In lieu of flowers, donations to the following would be appreciated: Sunrise Assisted Living of Bellevue 15928 NE 8th Street Bellevue, WA 98008 Ph: (425) 401-5152 Sunrise is where Mom resided for the last several years. She gained many great friends there who helped her so much. Online memorials may be posted at www.mem.com. Arrangements under the direction of Sunset Hills Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Bellevue, 425-746-1400. Published in print on 2/22/2008. Seattle Times