Dawn Sharon Larsen

Dawn Sharon Larsen, 77, passed away at home March 21, 2022 after a painful, but rapid time with cancer. Her family was at her side.
She was born in Hollywood, California to parents, William, and Lou (Miller) Smith on Aug. 2, 1944. She was raised in Reseda, California and graduated with honors from Cleveland High School. She later received her AA degree at Skyline College in San Francisco and her BA degree from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan - both degrees with honors. She married her high school sweetheart in 1962 and was just short of their 60th anniversary when she died. She leaves behind her husband, Eric, and two sons, Christopher, and Dane, and five grandchildren. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother.
Because of Eric's career, she lived in several locations such as Norfolk, Virginia, Charleston, South Carolina, Van Nuys and San Francisco, California and Detroit. She finally settled into Carlsbad, California for 20 years and later moved into her vacation/retirement home in Lake Havasu in 2003.
Dawn was the administrator of a large continuing care facility in Carlsbad. She was a licensed nursing home administrator.
Upon retirement, she took lessons in pottery at MCC and loved the craft primarily because of the friends she met in the art community of Havasu. She was also involved with the library and her reading friends. She loved to travel and made 14 trips to Europe. She also loved her boat at the marina and her RV. She will be missed.