Dolores Varuolo, age 75, of Trafford passed away on Friday, August 15, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family.   Dolores was born on June 10, 1950 the daughter of the late Theodore and Alice (Kraus) Novak.  Dolores’s life was filled with love and laughter, grounded in her faith, and centered around her family.  Her home was always full (sometimes over-full) of people.  She especially enjoyed playing games around the dining room table with her family and sitting on her deck taking in the beauty of her garden.  In addition to her parents, Dolores was preceded in death by her husband Michael J. Varuolo Jr.; her siblings Mary Ann “Mitzi” Pedder, Frances Ross and Theodore Novak, Jr.  Dolores is survived by her loving children Lena Varuolo of Sterling, VA, Cynthia Carter-Gates of Murrells Inlet, SC, Barbara Tepke of Jeannette, Theresa DeMichiei of Rockville, MD, and Laura Varuolo of Trafford; her grandchildren Alyscia Carter, Mickey Hartman and his wife, Florencia, Savannah Carter, Hannah Gates, Cassidy Tepke, Alexis Tepke, Nat Tepke, Caleb Tepke, Sophia Varuolo, Maxwell DeMichiei, and Michael DeMichiei; her great-grandchildren Olivia Lydick, Carson Dushack and James Werley Jr.; her siblings Patricia Kuchna of Acme,  Cathy Zieger of Homosassa, FL, and Richard Novak of Level Green and numerous nieces and nephews. Family and friends will be received on Tuesday August 19, 2025 from 4-7 PM in the John M. Dobrinick Funeral Home Inc., 702 7th St. (State Rt. 130) Trafford 412-372-3111. Parting prayers of transfer will be at 10:30 AM Wednesday in the funeral home followed by a funeral Mass at 11:00 AM in the St. Regis Church, Trafford with Fr. Daniel Carr as celebrant. Interment will follow in the New St. Joseph Cemetery, N. Versailles.   To leave a condolence please visit www.DobrinickFHInc.com.