May 28 1924 February 21 2020 (age 95)
Obituary YOUNGSTOWN – Dorothy Minotti, 95, of the city’s west side, passed away peacefully early Friday afternoon, Feb. 21, 2020, at Austinwoods Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Austintown after a long and fulfilling life. Dorothy, who was known as “Dot,” was born May 28, 1924, in Youngstown, and was a daughter of the late John and Barbara Barabash Dubas. She was raised on the city’s south side and was a lifelong area resident She was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, and became a loving wife, mother, and homemaker who dedicated her life to raising and caring for her family. Mrs. Minotti was a member of St. Christine Church in Youngstown. She enjoyed bowling and had a passion for bingo, attending bingo games with her friends “8 days a week.” Dorothy leaves her daughter, Dee Hockenberry of Canfield; three grandchildren, Arlo B. (Nicole) Brookhart of Canfield, Jude R. Hockenberry of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Lily S. Hockenberry of Canfiled; three great-grandchildren, Olivia, Chance, and Roman; and a brother, Walter Dubas. Her husband of 69 years, Lener Raymond “Lenny” Minotti, whom she married July 22, 1945, in Spokane, Washington, shortly after his return from his service in the U.S. Army in Italy, passed away Jan. 22, 2015. A son, Lener R. Minotti Jr., passed away in 2016. A brother, Andy Dubas, and a sister, Frances Losie, are also deceased. Family and friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Kinnick Funeral Home, 477 N. Meridian Road, Youngstown, where funeral services will take place at 1 p.m. Committal services will follow the services at the funeral home, and will be at Lake Park Cemetery in Youngstown, where Dorothy will be laid to rest next to her husband. Mrs. Minotti’s daughter thanks the staff and management of Austinwoods, and of Crossroads Hospice, for the kindness shown and care given to Dorothy and her family during her stay there and during her final days. To send flowers to Dorothy’s family, please visit our floral section.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Dorothy Minotti May 28 1924 February 21 2020 (age 95).
Kinnick Funeral Home Girard Chapel
Death notice for the town of: Girard, state: Ohio