Katherine L. Parish passed away on March 2, 2012 surrounded by her loving family, she was born in Logan, Ohio to Ina and Charles Gortney on September 12, 1946. She was predeceased by her parents, her great aunt Margaret Wolz, her sister Gloria Gortney, and her great granddaughter Avalynn Keway. She is survived by her loving husband Roger W. Parish, Her brother Irwin Gortney. Her children Donna Beaudry, Mechelle (Robert) Kelly, Wayne (Stacy Croschere) Parish, Stanley (Heather Humpf) Parish. Her grandchildren Gregg Keway, Ashlee (Brandon) Cowperthwaite, Megan Padoba, Brian Keway, Sarah Keway, George Kelly, Mallena Kelly, and Gaige Parish. Her Great grandchildren Mashya Keway, Neil Gallagher, Sabrina Cowperthwaite, Abigale Cowperthwaite, and Brandon Cowperthwaite Jr. brothers and sisters in law and nieces and nephews. Her visitation will be 4:00pm until 8:00pm Tuesday March 6, 2012 at Clark Bailey Newhouse Funeral Home with burial in the spring at Mission Hill cemetery.