Dr. Amy Toth Dahl 1981-2022

Amy was born July 9, 1981, in Sharon, Pa., to Officer Toth, Jeffrey and Michele (Shelly Horvath) Toth of Austintown.

Besides her parents, Amy leaves her husband, Jay Dahl of Green, whom she married Aug. 4, 2007. Amy also leaves her sister, Christina “Chrissy” Toth of Austintown, who was her teammate their entire lives.

Amy graduated from Austintown Fitch in 1999. She then went on to graduate from Thiel College in Greenville, Pa., in 2003, earning a bachelor’s degree in biology and minor in chemistry. While at Thiel, she met the love of her life, Jay, during their sophomore year. They were soulmates who later married in the atrium at Powers Auditorium in Youngstown. They recently celebrated their 15th anniversary with trips to watch their beloved St. Louis Cardinals play in St. Louis, Mo., and vacationing this month in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

After college graduation, Amy attended National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, Ill., graduating in 2007 with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree. She had a practice in Austintown for four years.

During high school, she and her sister were lifeguards for Compass West Apartments and also Little League umpires for Austintown Community Baseball and Softball. Amy played basketball and volleyball for Austintown Fitch, and also volleyball for Thiel College, having her sister as a teammate and dorm suitemate.

Currently, Amy and Jay were living in Green. They loved their weekends spent in Akron and Canton, enjoying trips to the zoo, local breweries, trips to Lake Erie and Waldameer Park. They enjoyed going to country concerts, watching the Cardinals together, and were looking forward to the Canfield Fair. They were avid Minnesota Vikings fans, loved watching movies together and spending time with each other doing anything.

Some of Amy’s favorite things were watching the Kardashians and doing her hair and nails. She spent her last night doing her favorite things, eating pizza and gourmet popcorn.

Besides being survived by her husband, parents and sister, Amy leaves her grandmother, Evelyn Horvath of Austintown; her father-in-law, Kevin (Laura) Dahl of Erie, Pa.; her mother-in-law, Jane Dahl (Ron Taylor) of Erie, Pa.; her brother-in-law, Ian (Lindsey) Dahl of Erie, Pa.; and her beloved niece, Remle, whom she showered with gifts and enjoyed playing with. She also leaves behind numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

Amy was preceded in death by her grandparents, Julius and Helen Toth, and Robert E. Horvath. Also, preceding her in death were Jay’s grandparents, Elmer and Josephine Dahl, and Ronald and Marion Terwilliger.

Her family wants Amy to be remembered as the life of the party, with the biggest, brightest smile, who lit up any room she walked into. Amy was a friend to all, she truly lived life to the fullest. Between this dash, 7/9/81 – 8/27/22, was a huge life filled with love and the best memories.

The family requests no flowers. Please make material contributions to Jay Dahl or The Drug Education Officers of Mahoning Valley / D.E.O., 92 Ohltown Road, Youngstown, OH 44515, which funds drug and violence prevention taught by police officers in selected local school districts. The D.E.O is planning a future scholarship in memory of Dr. Amy Toth Dahl.

Visitation for family and friends will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Lane Family Funeral Homes, Austintown Chapel, 5797 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown, OH 44515, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at the funeral home, followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m., with burial in Resurrection Cemetery. Services will also be livestreamed at 11 a.m. at lanefuneralhomes.com, on Amy’s tribute wall.

To leave condolences to the family, visit www.lane funeralhomes.com.

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