- Date Of Birth: February 6, 1923
- Date Of Death: December 2, 2020
- State: Florida
Dorothy Bernardine Ghezzi, 97, a retired nurse, died peacefully at Health First Viera Hospital on Wednesday, December 2, 2020.
Mrs. Ghezzi was born on February 6, 1923 in Coral, PA, the daughter of Charles and Christina (Mlinarsky) Yarchak. She graduated in 1940 from Homer City High School in Homer City, PA and in 1942 from Indiana Hospital School of Nursing in Indiana, PA. She studied operating room nursing at Montifiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA and operating room management at Cornell University in New York.
Beginning in 1952, Mrs. Ghezzi worked as a Registered Nurse roles at several hospitals in Johnstown, PA. She subsequently held management positions including as Nursing Supervisor at Windber Hospital in Windber, PA. She concluded her 50+ year career in nursing by starting an allergy clinic and working for the Medical Group of Windber. From 1976 until her death, she participated in The Nurses’ Health Study, one of the largest investigations into the risk factors for major diseases in women. Mrs. Ghezzi retired to Suntree in 1989.
An avid golfer and gardener, she and her husband were founding members of Suntree Country Club and St. John the Evangelist Catholic Community in Viera, FL. Mrs. Ghezzi led the Ministry to the Sick and served as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion and Lector at St. John the Evangelist for many years.
She is survived by her two sons, Keith T. (Lisa Marie) Ghezzi, of Easton, MD and Kevin H. Ghezzi of Marietta, GA, and two grandchildren, Kophil Lynn Ghezzi and Henry Ghezzi. She is also survived by a sister-in-law Marilyn J. (David) Zubalick, of Blairsville, PA, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry F. Ghezzi, and her two brothers, Carl W. Yarchak of Black Lick, PA, and Thomas L. Yarchak of Blairsville, PA.
