Memorials may be made to Birthright or the American Heart Association. Lawler, Dorothy Josephine, of St. Charles, Missouri, died on Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the age of 88. Dearest wife of the late John T. Lawler; dear daughter of the late Casper and the late Helen Novak; loving mother of Monica (Tom) Mantia, Ken (Kathie) Lawler, and Annelle Castiglioni; treasured grandmother of Annette (Christian) Telford, Christopher (Erika) Lawler, Patrick (Erin) Lawler, Michelle (Ken) McGhee, Thomas (Lisa) Mantia, Tonya (Richard) Willmann and Timothy (Jessica) Lawler and great-grandmother of 13; dear sister of Richard Novak. Dorothy was a homemaker, a member of the Over 50 Club, Birthright, and Daughters of Isabel.