Dorothy R. Hritz 1942-2021

Dorothy was born Feb. 14, 1942, in Youngstown, the daughter of the late Steve and Anna Bednar Schlosser. She was a 1961 graduate of East High School.

Dorothy worked as a teller for the Credit Union of Youngstown and at Kmart in Boardman, from where she retired. She was a member of Christ Our Savior Parish, Holy Trinity Church in Struthers, and a longtime member of the Infant Jesus of Prague Guild.

Dorothy loved baking, cooking, making pierogi, decorating, crocheting, and playing bingo. She especially enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was an organ donor supporter, as she was a liver and kidney transplant recipient.

Dorothy was cherished and will be deeply missed by her son and daughter-in-law, Joseph S. Hritz and Karen Lambert of Struthers; her daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Christopher Stellato of Struthers; her brother, George Schlosser of Campbell; her sister, Mary Ann Chovan of Warren; a brother-in-law, Frank Petretich of Canfield; her grandchildren, Dylan Hritz, Kaitlyn Hritz, Jack and Cindy Braymaker, Adam Braymaker, Reed Stellato, Van Stellato; two great-grandchildren, Jackson Lee Braymaker and Noah William Stellato; and many nieces and nephews, whom she adored.

In addition to her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband and the love of her life, Terrence A. Hritz, whom she married May 14, 1966, and who died Nov. 25, 2014; her mother-in-law, Mary Chismar Hritz; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Joseph and Agnes Orvec Hritz; her sister-in-law, Evelyn Schlosser; brother-in-law, William Chovan; sister-in-law, Virginia Petretich; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at Kirila Funeral Home Inc., 258 Poland Ave., Struthers. A prayer service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at the funeral home followed by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery.

The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to Assumption Skilled Nursing Facility, where Dorothy made her home since March of 2021, and St. Elizabeth Hospital of Youngstown Emergency Department and Hospice of the Mahoning Valley for the wonderful care they gave her.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made in her memory to the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, P.O. Box 640093, Pittsburgh, PA 15264, or online at giveto.pitt.edu.

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