Copake Falls - Ann V. Dawson, 86, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Geer Village, Canaan, Ct.
Mrs. Dawson was a lifelong resident of the Copake area and was a member of Our Lady of Hope R.C. Church where she also served as a Eucharistic minister.
Born September 4, 1926 in Copake Falls she was the daughter of William and Anna (Royce) Ward.
She was predeceased on March 3, 2007 by her husband Ernest Dawson. They were married April 10, 1948.
Mrs. Dawson is survived by her son and daughter-in-law William and Barbara Dawson of Northport, NY, a daughter and son-in-law, Joanne and John Gaus of Duluth, MN; three grandchildren, Daniel, Tracy, Shannon; six great grandchildren, Nathan, Gracie, Anja, Alexis, Nicholas, and Max; two sisters Irene Magnus and Mary Heath and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a granddaughter Kelly Jean Smith and her siblings Catherine, Marjorie and Francis.
Calling hours are Monday, 4 to 7 PM, at the Peck and Peck Funeral Home, Route 22 Copake, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, 9:30 AM at Our Lady of Hope, Route 22, Copake Falls. Interment will be in New St. Bridget's Cemetery, Copake Falls, NY
Memorial donations may be made to Our Lady of Hope Church, 8074 St. Route 22, Copake Falls, NY 12517 or Community Hospice of Columbia-Greene, 47 Liberty St., Catskill, NY 12514.