Dorothy L. Pauls, 50, of Renfrew died at 9:15 p.m. Sunday at the UPMC Passavant hospital.

Born Jan. 7, 1957, in Butler, she was the daughter of Blanche Miller McCurdy of Renfrew and the late Charles E. McCurdy.

She was a member of the Bakerstown Presbyterian Church.

She enjoyed crocheting, reading, online shopping on eBay and riding horses and loved playing with her dog.

She was working on writing a mystery book. She graduated from Butler County Community College with a degree in nursing and was a registered nurse at Valencia Woods.

Surviving are a daughter, Alene Pauls of New Kensington; two sons, Charles Klingensmith and Joseph Pauls, both of Butler; two grandchildren; and two sisters, Alberta Kaine of Beaver and Norma Eckenrode of Ohio.

She was preceded in death by a niece.

<B>PAULS </B>— Visitation and services for Dorothy L. Pauls, who died Sunday, March 4, 2007, were private. Burial was at the Butler County Memorial Park, Butler Township.Arrangements were handled by the <B>Young Funeral Home</B>, and information is available at www.youngfuneralhomes.com.