Dawn B. (Hemond) Watts

SOUTH PORTLAND: Dawn B. (Hemond) Watts, 37, of South Portland, left this world to be with her uncle Dana on Wednesday October 15. She was born on May 12, 1977 in Lewiston the daughter and “daddy’s little girl” of Rick and Deb Hemond. She grew up in Minot and attended local schools there. She was a graduate of Edward Little High School, class of 1995. After high school, Dawn attended Mr. Bernard’s School of Hair Fashion and was an awesome cosmetologist for many years. She also was a waitress and took courses to be a bartender. After much schooling, she graduated from SMCC with honors and a degree in Radiography in 2007, currently working at Maine Medical Center in Portland. She was also a licensed Yoga instructor. Dawn loved the outdoors and was very athletic. She excelled at everything she tried. She was a skier, snowboarder, and snowmobiler. Dawn was also an excellent swimmer, cyclist, paddle boarder, and surfer. She even embraced the chance of surfing in Hawaii. She loved to knit, sew, cook and read. She was a beloved mother to her son Jack. Dawn is survived by her two year old son, Jack and ex-husband Mike Watts of Scarborough and her chocolate lab Milo; her parents, Rick and Deb Hemond of Minot; her brother Rob and his wife Tammy Hemond of Minot and their children Danica, Bailee, Nathan, Libbie and Lynsey as well as many, many friends and close family members. She was predeceased by her paternal grandfather Roland Hemond, maternal grandparents Don and Ernie Hotham and most recently her uncle Dana Hotham. You are invited to share your thoughts, condolences and fond memories of Dawn through her guestbook at www.thefortingroupauburn.com

Visiting hours will be held on Saturday Oct. 25 from 10-12pm at Fortin/Auburn followed by a Celebration of Life Service at 12:30pm also at the funeral home. Interment will be at Maple Grove Cemetery in Mechanic Falls at a later date. Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, may make a charitable contribution in Dawn’s memory to: Rainbow FCU Attn: Tammy Hemond 1 Lewiston St. Mechanic Falls, ME 04256. This fund for Dawn will be going towards bipolar disorder research. Arrangements are under the care of The Fortin Group \ Plummer & Merrill Funeral Home, Cremation, and Monument Services 217 Turner St. Auburn, 783-8545