Alice M. Fahringer, avid traveler
Alice McKenna Fahringer, 89, of Lewes passed away Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, at Harbor Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Lewes. She was born Dec. 18, 1933, in Clarkson, N.Y., daughter of the late Nathaniel J. and Rose M. (Stork) McKenna.
Mrs. Fahringer was a longtime resident of Ridgefield, Conn., and Melbourne, Fla. She enjoyed a lengthy career in healthcare as an office manager, retiring after many dedicated years. An avid traveler, she enjoyed visiting new destinations, and lived in Cambodia, Germany and the Ivory Coast. Spending time with her family and friends was always cherished above all. Mrs. Fahringer was a loving and devoted wife, mother, stepmother, grandmother and sister. She was loved by many and will be genuinely missed by all who were fortunate enough to know her.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Fahringer was predeceased by her first husband, Thomas Warren Coppinger, who passed away Aug. 6, 1971; her second husband, Richard Charles Fahringer, who passed away March 7, 2015; her brother, Jospeh Nathaniel McKenna, her sister, Jane Frances McKenna Ranieri; and her stepson David Fahringer. She is survived by her children: Alicia Anne (Coppinger) Albarado, Paul Nathaniel Coppinger, Stephen Matthew Coppinger, Diana Marie (Coppinger) Corrarino, Cynthia Coppinger, and Thomas Warren Coppinger; her stepson: Daniel Fahringer; her grandchildren: Cynthia, Maria, Richard Albarado, Brittany, Brendan, Bryan Coppinger, Michael, Matthew, Katie Healey, Thomas and Meghan Coppinger; her brother, Matthew James McKenna and her sister in-law Sue McKenna.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 25, at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 602 McLean Ave, Yonkers, N.Y. Burial will follow at Gate of Heaven - Hawthorne, 10 West Stevens Ave., Hawthorne, N.Y.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations in Mrs. Fahringer's name to the Alzheimer’s Association, act.alz.org.
Visit Mrs. Fahringer's Life Memorial webpage and sign her virtual guestbook at parsellfuneralhomes.com.
