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 Sr.
Dorothy Manz, OP
December 7, 1924 - November 25, 2008
I will dwell in the house of the Lord as long as I shall live.
Psalm 23
On Tuesday, November 25, 2008, Sr. Dorothy (Thomas Aquinas) Manz died at Mohun Health Care Center. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on December 7, 1924, to Joseph and Anna Marie (Tomasch) Manz. She entered the Novitiate of the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs in Columbus in 1945 and made her Profession of Vows in 1947. She served as principal at St. William, East Pittsburgh, PA (1956-58, 1969) and at Holy Name, Steubenville, OH (1958-62).
Sr. Dorothy earned a BS from St. Mary of the Springs College (now Ohio Dominican University) and an MA from Duquesne University in Educational Administration. She ministered in grade schools at St. Peter, Steubenville, OH (1947-52); Annunciation, New York, NY (1952-53, 1955-56); St. Mary, Marietta, OH (1953-55); St. William, East Pittsburgh, PA (1956-58, 1968-77); Holy Name, Steubenville, OH (1958-62); St. Clare, Grosse Pointe, MI (1962-67, 1977-82); and St. Anthony, Steubenville, OH (1967-68). After her teaching career, Sr. Dorothy served her Dominican Sisters in congregational ministries that included Driving Coordinator, Assistant Facilities Director, and Special Computer Projects Manager. She continued to volunteer with the congregation in various capacities before coming to Mohun Health Care Center earlier this year.
Sr. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, by her sisters Regina, Anna Marie, Victoria, and Marie, and by her brothers Joseph, Robert, and Louis. She is survived by brothers Charles (Betty), John (Mary), and Raymond (Ann) as well as many nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
Memorial gifts in Sr. Dorothy's honor
may be sent to Dominican Sisters, St. Mary of the Springs, 2320 Airport
Drive, Columbus, OH 43219. For a convenient printable donation form, click here. |
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