Dorothy Swartz Yufer

Dorothy S. Yufer, 83, of Newton, died Friday March 29 at home after a long illness. Dot was born in Fort Davis, TX, a daughter of Richard and Alice Swartz. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Emmy.

Survivors include her husband Kenneth; sons Richard and Matt, daughter Anna; two stepchildren Scott and Torri, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Dot graduated from Sol Ross University and did graduate work at Virginia Tech. She had a brilliant career in military analysis culminating in being one of the first women supergrades in the Pentagon and the first woman vice president at the Navy's think tank- The Center for Naval Analyses. She retired at 52 to enjoy rural life in West Virginia. Home restoration, gardening, making jewelry ( SpecteStones), and spoiling her Persian cat and her husband (in that order) dominated her time. Dot was widely loved and respected.

A visitation will be held Saturday, April 13 at 1PM followed by a funeral service at 2PM in the John H. Taylor Funeral Home, Spencer with the Rev. Brady Stevens officiating.

The family recommends donations be made to the Hospice Promise Foundation.

Condolences may be shared at www.taylorfuneralhomeinc.com