[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 33 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   REMEMBERING DOROTHY F. MASTERNICK

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 18, 2022

  Mr. RYAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Dorothy F. 
Masternick, who passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at the age of 
96. She was a pillar of our community, a servant of others, and an 
example of how our lives and talents are meant to be shared.
  Dorothy was born November 3, 1925, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, the 
daughter of William J. and Annabelle (Onspaugh) Fritz. Dorothy 
graduated from Beaver Falls High School and Jameson Memorial School of 
Nursing in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
  She worked in a wartime factory as a bomb inspector during WWII while 
attending nursing school. While working as a registered nurse at North 
Side Hospital she attended Youngstown State University where she met 
her future husband, John Masternick. They married on June 25, 1949, and 
together they co-owned, developed, and operated Windsor House Nursing 
Homes.
  Dorothy was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church and was very active 
in the catholic community. She served as President of the Youngstown 
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, Bishops Advisory Board, Retired 
Priests Commission, Ohio Catholic Conference, was an advocate of 
catholic school education, and organized a monthly rosary group. She 
was especially active in the Cursillo movement which shaped her 
commitment to care for the elderly in our community with compassion and 
dignity. Along with her husband, they established the John and Dorothy 
Masternick Foundation which provides funding to catholic education and 
scholarships for local high school graduates and nursing students, as 
well as establishing the nursing simulation laboratory at Youngstown 
State University.
  Dorothy was a natural caregiver and had strong faith. She loved to 
host Sunday dinner, bridge club and loved to read and paint. After 
retiring she enjoyed spending time in Florida but her favorite thing to 
do was to spoil her grandchildren, especially at Christmas.
  She leaves to cherish her memory, her children: two sons, Jeffrey 
(Terri) Masternick, and Atty. John J. (Melissa) Masternick and two 
daughters, Maria Masternick and Theresa (Leo) Grimes; grandchildren, 
John Colby Grimes, Daniel (Stacy) Grimes, Ken Grimes, John Michael 
Masternick, Christopher Masternick, Alyssa Masternick, Kevin (Erica) 
Pangio, and Amy Pangio; great-grandson, Dean Grimes; nephew, Greg 
(Cheryl) Hardy; great-niece, Jennifer, and great-nephew, Jason. She is 
preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her sister, Mildred 
Hardy, and her brother, Donald W. Fritz.

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