Dorothy Ann (Fetten) Gangale – 72, passed away at the Berlin Health and Rehabilitation Center in Berlin, VT on Tuesday evening, November 13, 2018. Born in New York City on October 17, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Frances (Wolf) Carswell. Dorothy was previously married to Robert Fetten. On August 25, 1984, Dorothy married the late Dominick Gangale in West Babylon, NY   Dorothy was a 1964 graduate of General Douglas MacArthur High School in Levittown, NY and continued her education at the Katharine Gibbs School. Following, she was employed for several years as a legal secretary at Easa and Easa Attorneys in Hempstead, NY. With her family growing, Dorothy decided to take time away from work and was happy and busy as a homemaker and raising her three daughters. She later attended Nassau Community College where she earned her Associate's degree in Business Administration followed by earning her Bachelor's degree from Old Westbury (NY) College. She was employed for many years as a secretary at Emblem Health in Melville NY, from which she retired. In 2013 she moved to Waterbury, VT to be closer to family.   Dorothy was a longtime and faithful parishioner, eucharist minister and lector of St. Bernard Catholic Church in Levittown, NY. She was also a member of the parish's Catholic Daughters of America.   Dorothy is loved and mourned by her daughters, Elizabeth Fetten of Berlin, VT and her husband Raymond Zelenka, Catherine Fetten of Waitsfield, VT and her partner Christian Jaquith, Theresa Fetten of Tampa, FL; a granddaughter, Maria Anton and her husband Andrew and their children, Luca and Eli, all of Fort Belvoir, VA; 2 brothers, James Carswell of South Carolina, John Carswell of Mesa AZ; as well as 5 nieces and extended family. Dorothy was predeceased by a sister, Barbara Carswell.   Services will be held in the spring on Long Island at a date and time to be announced. Assisting the family is the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury, VT. For those who wish, memorial gifts may be made to the charity of your choice in her name. To send online condolences please visit www.perkinsparker.com  or the funeral home Facebook page.

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