Dorothy L. Dawson

Dorothy Dawson was born August 8, 1932 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Yakovich Krivan.

Dorothy attended and graduated from Aliquippa High School and later secretarial school in Pittsburgh. She worked for both Westinghouse and Heinz corporations as a secretary.

While residing in Clarksville, PA, Dorothy was a member of St. Thomas Roman Catholic Church and a 50-year member of The Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge #354 of Cokeburg. She was also an avid gardener and reader.

Dorothy married Robert J. Dawson formerly of Chester, WV and is deceased.

She is survived by her daughter, Melissa (Dawson) Pesi and her husband Jason of Charles Town, WV, a grandson, Ethan Pesi, a brother Steve Krivan of Houston, TX, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Deceased are two brothers.

In following guidelines of wearing masks and social distancing friends will be received on Friday, May 21, 2021 from 4 to 7 pm in the Behm Funeral Home, 1477 Jefferson Rd., Jefferson, PA 15344, Gregory P. Rohanna, supervisor, where a Blessing Service will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 10:30 am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am in St. Marcellus Worship Site of the St. Matthias Parish, 1340 Jefferson Rd., Jefferson, PA 15344, with Fr. J. Francis Frazer officiating. Entombment will follow in Greene County Memorial Park, Waynesburg. Condolences may be expressed online at www.behm-funeralhomes.com.