Dorothy Najpauer, 88, of Whitehall, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. She was the wife of the late William M., who passed away on Nov. 4, 2013. Born February 6, 1937, in Northampton, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Anna (Struss) Schloffer. Dorothy graduated from Northampton High School in 1955. She started her career as a dispatcher with the Whitehall Police Department and later retired from the Pennsylvania State Police after more than 20 years of dedicated service.  Dorothy was a member of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, Coplay. She had a passion for cooking and baking, particularly pierogies and kiffles. She also found great joy in crafting and crocheting.

Survivors: her children, Carol Loy and husband, Mark, William S. and wife, Jane, and Sharon Groller and husband, Timothy; grandchildren, Kyle and wife, Audrey, Mathew and wife, Cara, Stephen and wife, Sara, Alyssa and husband, Matt, and Jessica; great-grandchildren, Aiden, Saoirse, Laila, Crew, and Emery; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister, Maryann LaPadula.

Services: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 15th at 10:30 a.m. in St. Peter R.C. Church, 4 South 5th St., Coplay. Family and friends may call on Tuesday morning from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass in the church. Interment will follow in St. Peter Cemetery, Whitehall.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be presented to the church in Dorothy's memory. Online condolences may be offered below.