Dorothy June Niedzwiecki

Dorothy June Niedzwiecki died in Reno on August 12, 2026. She was 83. Born in Reno on July 15, 1943, with Polish-American roots that shaped the table more than the flag. She learned early that a day is something you finish, not something you wait for. She ran carts through nights that never ended. A red lanyard key meant trust; she taught that clean rooms are a kind of respect. Colleagues still mention a cart key on a red lanyard. She married Frank in 1970. They kept a house that stayed modest when the neighborhood did not. They raised a daughter through public schools and ordinary weather. After Frank died in 2019, she kept the routines that still made sense: the walk, the garden, the Sunday call. Neighbors remember a rake leaned against a shared fence after a storm. She liked early mornings before the heat or the noise. She died in Reno, among streets she never needed to explain. The radio is still tuned to the station that played while work got done.