A 75-year-old widow has been dealt a double blow after losing her wedding ring to thieves while attending her husband 's wake . Dorothy Bafaloukos from Tempe , Arizona , told CBS News that burglars broke in through her bedroom window on Monday evening and went straight for her jewelry box . The senior believes that it was a targeted attack , as the timings of her husband Bill 's visitation were listed in a public obituary . Scene of the crime : Dorothy Bafaloukos from Tempe , Arizona , said burglars broke into her home ( pictured above ) on Monday evening and went straight for her jewelry box . ' I 'm just so angry at myself for being so foolish . ' I never thought anything like that could happen , ' she said . The senior believes that it was a targeted attack , as the timings of her husband ( above ) Bill 's visitation were listed in a public obituary . ' I should have had somebody stay here , and all of our neighbors came to the mortuary . ' The robbers also made off Mr Bafaloukos ' gold wedding band and a small cross he had bought for Mrs Bafaloukos during a vacation to Greece . Pieces of less valuable costume jewelry were among the other items to go missing . Mr Bafaloukos died on February 26 at home aged 79 . The cause of death was not mentioned . The longtime restaurateur was born in Greece and moved to the U.S. in the mid-Fifties where he met his wife . In retirement the Bafaloukos ' traveled the world together , . The couple were married for 55 years before Mr Bafaloukos passed away late last month . Mrs Bafaloukos said the burglars cut a hole in her window screen before forcing open the lock . Authorities are currently investigating the incident . Anyone with information on the crime is asked to call local police .
Dorothy Bafaloukos , 55 years , from Tempe , Arizona , said burglars broke in through her bedroom window on Monday evening . They went straight for her jewelry box . The senior believes that it was a targeted attack , since the times of her husband Bill 's visitation were highlighted in a public obituary . Police are investigating the incident .