Dawn M. Forney, age 92, of Beaver Falls, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022, at Heritage Valley Beaver. Dawn was born February 27, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Kathryn (Webster) Erwin. She was a 60 plus year member of Steffin Hill Presbyterian Church and attended church regularly even during Covid when she watched the service online. For almost 20 years she worked at Union National Bank in Beaver Falls. She loved traveling all over the country with her family and visited all 50 states. She planned all of the trips down to the tiniest detail, and all without Google. Visiting with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren was very important to her and she loved each and every one of them. She painted beautiful paintings and enjoyed cross stitching while she could. She spent many hours playing cards and dominoes, and putting together jigsaw puzzles.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Walter J. Forney.
She is survived by her 4 children; Sharyn Shaffer, Dawn Maree Young, Chris (Carolyn) Forney, and Brian (Linda) Forney; her 5 grandchildren; Stephen (April) Shaffer, Tracie (Jeff) Smith, Jessica Young, Alisa Forney (Dan Laskey), and Amanda Forney; 12 great grandchildren; Cayden, Aliyah, Colby, Gloria, Delaney, Ruth, Bryce, NeMin, Kendra, Bianca, Sujata, and Tsega. Also surviving are numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and her "sister" Nancy Steffen.
Friends will be received on Friday, September 30, 2022 from 2-7pm, and funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 11am, with Pastor C.F. Hoffman officiating, at the SAUL-GABAUER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 273 Route 68, Rochester (adjacent to the Sylvania Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum). The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Steffin Hill Presbyterian Church, 2000 Darlington Rd., Beaver Falls, PA 15010.
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