Born on April 12, 1938 in Bloomsburg, she was a daughter of
Wilson W. and Edna L. Lynn Hauntzelman.
Dawn graduated from Catawissa High School in Catawissa in
1956 and was a graduate of Mansfield State Teacher’s College in Mansfield,
Class of 1960. She started her teaching
career as an elementary school teacher at the Oswayo Valley School District in
Shinglehouse from 1960 to 1966. From
1966 to 1972 she was a special education teacher for the Oswayo Valley School
District. In 1972 to her retirement in
1994, Dawn was again an elementary school teacher in Shinglehouse.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in
Shinglehouse, where she held many offices, including Deaconess. She was a member of the Oswayo Valley Senior
Center in Shinglehouse and a member of the YMCA in Olean, N.Y.
Surviving are two daughters, Jean E. Beckhorn of
Shinglehouse and Tina (Sam) Dailey of Stannards, N.Y.; a son, Walter “Rick”
Young of Oxford, Michigan; ten grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; a
sister, Ann J. Swank of Tucson, Arizona; a brother, Dale W. Hauntzelman of
Catawissa; and several nieces and nephews.
Dawn was predeceased by her parents.
Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service
at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at the First Baptist Church, Academy
Street, Shinglehouse, with the Rev. Russell J. Horning, pastor,
officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Oswayo
Valley Senior Center, PO Box 671, Shinglehouse, PA 16748 or to the First
Baptist Church, PO Box 68, Shinglehouse, PA 16748.
Dawn’s family has entrusted her care to the Virgil L. Howard
Funeral Home, Shinglehouse.
To express condolences or share a fond memory of Dawn,
please visit www.virgillhowardfuneralhome.com.
