Susan Farino
Dottie stepped in when my Mom got pregnant after having 6 girls and the last was 8 years old . My Mom looked like she didn’t have long to live . She told my Grandmother she would have to take care of the baby .
Dottie came over and thoroughly cleaned our home ( even the attic where no one went ) She gave my Mom a baby shower in her basement . The ladies were in one room and all the neighborhood kids were in the room in the back where the punch bowl was . All the kids ate the fruit at the bottom of the punch bowl . We didn’t know it was spiked. When we ran outside in the snow covered yard, barefooted and had a great time , the ladies figured out we were all drunk . Dottie was mortified!
She also made many Charles Chip cans full of pizzels ( some rolled up with peanut butter and chocolate chips ) for my 17 year old Sisters back yard wedding .
she helped lead our Girl scout group .
The Smiths were the first in the neighborhood to have a color consol TV . When The WizardOf Oz came out , she invited all the children in the neighborhood to come watch it turn from black and white to color . She made newspaper cones of popcorn ( popped on the stove)and kool aid . Each of the room full of children got sme .
She always let us swim in her pool and Sara Bieber would watch us any time we wanted to go . She always took time to talk to us if we needed someone to talk too .
She was a true Angel and I loved her very much.