Ann Elizabeth Dawn, 83

Ann was born Nov. 25, 1942, in Monterey Park, Calif., to Murray and Elizabeth Imhoff. She and her two sisters were raised in Fresno, where she graduated from Fresno High School. She then attended college in New Orleans, La., where she met Jon Dawn. They were married April 8, 1962.

The couple lived in Nashville, Tenn., where they welcomed their first daughter, Elizabeth Ann. They later moved to Hollywood, Fla., where they had their first son, Bradley Neil. The family then settled in California, where they remained to raise their children.

On June 4, 1973, Ann converted to the Catholic faith. She and Jon went on to welcome three more children, Judith Mary, Catherine Marie, and Jon Joseph, and they also cared for their niece, Sister Elizabeth Dominique. Ann devoted herself energetically to learning and practicing the Faith and to forming her children as good Catholics. She taught catechism classes and opened her home to Catholic gatherings. After her husband, Jon, passed away in 2000, she moved to Post Falls, Idaho, to be near family. A Third Order member of the Society of St. Pius X, she was a lifelong benefactor of priest formation. Her perseverance in illness and her fervent spiritual life were an example to all who knew her.

Ann Elizabeth Dawn passed peacefully into her eternal repose Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, at the age of 83, after heroically suffering for many years from Multiple Sclerosis. She received the sacrament of Extreme Unction and the Apostolic Blessing, and she left this life while her family prayed the rosary at her bedside.

Ann is survived by her sister, Mary-Jo Secrest, and by her children: Elizabeth (Paul) Middlemore, Bradley (Marlowe) Dawn, Sister Elizabeth Dominique, Judith (Christian) Erlendson, Catherine (Caleb) Wirth, and Jon (Steffani) Dawn. She also leaves 42 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren, whom she cherished.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial masses be offered for the repose of Ann’s soul.

May her soul rest in peace. Amen.

Rosary will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, and the Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 495 N. Lincoln St., Post Falls, Idaho, with graveside service at the Evergreen Cemetery, 2834 N. Spokane St., Post Falls, Idaho. A catered reception will follow the graveside at the Trailhead Event Center, 12361 W. Parkway Drive, Post Falls, Idaho.

Please visit Ann's online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.