Dori Deubler

Teodora “Dori” Deubler (nee Simu), passed away on January 26, 2025, after a brief illness. Born September 22, 1947, in Bucharest, Romania, to Ioan and Georgetta Simu (nee Anastasiu), Dori grew up as a brilliant student and became a pioneering instrumentation engineer in a time when the profession was almost exclusively male in the Western world. In 1974, she came with her parents and sister to the United States to escape the oppressive communist rule. While practicing as an instrumentation engineer, she met a fellow engineer, Peter Deubler, who would become her husband of 46 years. In 1981, she and Peter were blessed with their daughter, Stephanie.

Dori loved nothing more than spending time with family, especially her daughter and granddaughters. She was an active member of St. Andrew’s Parish and loved the community like family. She enjoyed spending summer weekends with her family on Fairview Lake in the Poconos and was prone to sneak out now and then to play the slots at Mt. Airy. She had a passion for knowledge, and loved teaching her granddaughters to do math problems, solving puzzles, and playing games based on the game shows she loved to watch. An avid sports fan, she was on the sidelines of all her daughter’s volleyball games and kept close tabs on her granddaughters’ emerging athletic accomplishments. She was also a diehard New York Mets fan.

Dori was predeceased by both of her parents. She is survived by her husband, Peter Deubler, her daughter Stephanie (Bryan) Lazarski, her granddaughters Brooklyn and Bianca Lazarski, and her sister, Gabriella Simu.

Services: Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 13th from 5 to 8 pm, at Becker Funeral Home in Westwood. A Funeral Service will take place on Friday, February 14th at 10:30 am, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Harrington Park, NJ.

The service will be livestreamed on St. Andrew’s Facebook page:

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If you wish to make a memorial donation, please lovingly do so to your favorite charity.