DAWN MARIE FINNEGAN

FINNEGAN
DAWN MARIE
Age 66, of Harmony Township, passed away on July 25, 2015, in her home following a long battle with ALS (Lou Gerhig's disease). Born on June 15, 1949, in Sewickley, PA she was the daughter of Don L. and Lillian Sternart Turney. Dawn was an elementary school teacher for Ambridge Area School District for 35 years and will always be remembered for the talent shows she helped to produce at Highland School and the many field trips she organized for her students to cities such as New York and Washington D.C. An active member of Good Samaritan parish, Dawn was a Eucharistic minister, a member of the Good Samaritan Christian Mothers and Ladies Guild and volunteered tirelessly at many parish functions. A loving wife and mother, Dawn is survived by her husband, Daniel and son and daughter-in-law, Drs. Daniel Jr. and Beth of Pittsburgh. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brother, William Turney. Family and friends will be received on Thursday, July 30, 2015, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. in the JOHN SYKA FUNERAL HOME, INC., 833 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge, PA 15003. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday at 11 a.m. in the Good Samaritan Catholic Church, Ambridge. Private Interment will follow in Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Peters Twp. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the ALS Association, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, 416 Lincoln Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15209 in hopes that a cure for the disease that ravaged Dawn will be found. The family would also like to express their thanks to all those who traveled with Dawn along her very difficult journey providing physical and spiritual nourishment, encouragement and care.