Dorothy Margaret (Knopick) Parchinsky, age 89, of Fairborn, OH, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Excela Hospital in Latrobe. Dorothy was born in Iselin, August 27, 1933 to William and Anna (Marafka) Knopick.
She was a 1951 graduate of Elders Ridge High School. Upon graduation she was employed at National Mine Service Company in Indiana until 1962 at which time she married USAF S/Sgt. Andrew Parchinsky on October 20, 1962.
She and Andy moved to Fairborn, Ohio, where he was stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In 1966 Andy was stationed in England where they lived until 1969. Returning to Fairborn, where Dorothy still resided, she was employed as a civilian clerical staff member at WPAFB.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Andy and her brother, Bill Knopick.
Dorothy leaves behind three sisters: Eileen M. Knopick of Derry Twp., PA. Evelyn Turk (James) of Saltsburg, PA, and Jean McHenry of Iselin, PA. Nieces and nephews include Bradley (Corinne), Jill, Leslie, Betsy, Edward (Melanie), James, Steven, Joanna, Barbara, Nick; sisters-in-law, Bertha Mulvahill and Kay Parchinsky; aunt Nellie Knopick; and many cousins.
Visitation will be held jointly with her brother’s visitation, Bill Knopick, on Friday, May 19th from 2 to 7 PM at the Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home & Crematory, 965 Philadelphia St., Indiana. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday afternoon at 2:00 PM at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, Saltsburg. Burial will follow in the Iselin Union Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to your local American Legion or VFW, or St. Matthews Catholic Church: 703 Indiana Avenue, Saltsburg, PA 15681
Online condolences may be offered at: www.rbfh.net .
