Dorothea Wollner

Dorothea 'Dot' Caroline (Appelhauser) Barnett Wollner, 91, formerly of Kensington, died Tuesday, January 14, 2014 in Cromwell. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Edward and Caroline (Guenther) Appelhauser. She graduated from Erasmus Hall High School in 1939 and attended business school in NY. She was then employed by the War Department Army Air Forces in New York City. After living in New Jersey for several years, Dot moved to CT in 1947. She resided in New Britain for many years and was employed by The Stanley Works on Lake Street for 25 years. She was the supervisor in the Telephone Department before retiring in 1979. Dot moved to Kensington with her husband Henry 'Hank' Wollner in 1983. Dot leaves her three devoted children Clifford Barnett III, Caroline Barnett Glabau and her husband Fred, and Charles Barnett and his wife Isabel. In addition, she leaves her four loving grandchildren Keith Glabau and his wife Denise, Kristin Glabau Georgelos and her husband Greg, and Paul and James Barnett. She also leaves her four precious great-grandchildren Alex and Abbey Glabau, and Talia and Aidan Georgelos. Dot also leaves a former daughter-in-law Margaret Barnett and three nieces Joan Landers, Susan Landers Fenniman, and Rena Landers Blakeslee. She was predeceased by her husband Hank Wollner; two sisters-in-law Esther Barnett Landers and Evelyn Barnett Back; her former husband Clifford Barnett Jr., and a close cousin Ruth Schaefer Whinnem. Dot's family wishes to extend a heartfelt 'thank you' to all staff at Ridgeview Healthcare Center, now Apple Valley Rehab in Cromwell for their dedicated and loving care. A memorial service will be held on Saturday January 18, 2014, at 2pm at South Church, 90 Main Street, New Britain CT. Burial in Fairview Cemetery will be private. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the CT Humane Society, 701 Russell Road, Newington, CT 06111 or the Berlin Visiting Nurses Association, 240 Kensington Road, Berlin CT 06037. Carlson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Please share a memory or note of sympathy at www.carlsonfuneralhome.com