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Dorothy Piekarski loved to travel around the world with her husband, Robert, exploring new places.

“They traveled to Egypt and rode the camels. They loved traveling along the coast of California and visiting the redwood forests,” said her stepdaughter, Nancy K. Coons.

Dorothy J. “Dottie” Piekarski of Hempfield died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in Elizabeth Seton Memory Care Center, Greensburg. She was 86.

She was born Jan. 14, 1934, in Mt. Pleasant, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Grace Crum Bair.

Mrs. Piekarski graduated from Ramsay High School in Mt. Pleasant and then worked in Kuhn’s Restaurant, which was owned by her aunt and uncle, Coons said. She also worked as a dental secretary.

She met her husband, Robert H. “Bob” Piekarski, in Greensburg. The couple were married in June 1982.

Mrs. Piekarski enjoyed playing the piano. She took lessons from an instructor about 10 years ago and loved to play a variety of music, particularly show tunes, Coons said.

She had a flair for decorating, for making a room look nice. Mrs. Piekarski also loved working in her flower garden and enjoyed red and white impatiens.

“She loved home decorating and making a room look very well put together,” Coons said.

Mrs. Piekarski was a caregiver to two of her late brothers, Benjamin and William Bair, when they were ill.

“She took incredible care of them,” Coons said.

Mrs. Piekarski was a member of United Methodist Church of Mt. Pleasant.

In addition to Coons of Verona, Wis., Mrs. Piekarski is survived by her husband, Robert H. “Bob” Piekarski; a stepson, Robert C. Piekarski of Penn Hills; and three stepgrandchildren.

Friends were received in Kepple-Graft Funeral Home, 524 N. Main St., Greensburg.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in United Methodist Church of Mt. Pleasant, 645 W. Main St., with the Rev. Bob Ellson officiating.

Interment will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Elizabeth Seton Memory Care Center, 129 DePaul Center Road, Greensburg, PA 15601.

Joe Napsha is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Joe at 724-836-5252, [email protected] or via Twitter .