Dorothy M. Cupps Baldauf, 76, formerly of Butler, died Thursday at her home in Newton, Kan.

Born Jan. 27, 1930, in Butler, she was the daughter of Frank T. and Stella A. Cupps.

Surviving are a son, Richard W. Theis of Prescott, Ariz.; a daughter, Diana M.Lewis of Newton; a brother, Richard T. Cupps of Butler; and two sisters, Margaret A. Arner of Newton and Sally Briggs of Texas. Three grandchildren and a great-grandchild also survive.

She was preceded in death by her second husband, Kenneth Baldauf.

<B>BALDAUF </B>— A private family service for Dorothy M. Cupps Baldauf, who died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, was held Saturday.Arrangements were handled by the <B>Petersen Funeral Home</B>; and memorial donations may be made to the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, c/o Petersen Funeral Home, 215 N. Main, Newton KS 67114.