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Sandra was a kind-hearted spiritual woman who worked at UMDNJ as a Senior Lab Animal Care Technician for over 23 years. Semi-retired Sandra also enjoyed singing karaoke, and spending time with family and friends. Her love for the outdoors and local wildlife was paramount. You could always find her tending to the deer and rabbits in the yard. She would often visit the local farms to spend time with a variety of animals, smiling as she showed her love for them.
Reunited in Heaven, Sandra is the daughter of Mary L. Dawson and William A. Dawson (both pre-deceased).
Survived by her fiancé Jerry Ference, her sister Denise Northup and brother in law Craig Northup, brothers William Dawson Jr, and Harry Dawson, her niece Heather Bear, and nephews Thomas Gilmartin, and Timothy Gilmartin, nephew Logan Dawson, niece Cassidy Dawson. Several more extended family that she had enjoyed spending time with during holidays and get-togethers.
Sandra will be missed by many and live on throughout all of our memories.
An intimate memorial will be held for family and friends, date pending. Contact William Dawson Jr. on social media for details.
Our Family would like to express our thanks to the doctors, nurses, and staff that helped throughout Sandra's battles with cancer.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Sandra's name to: St. Luke's Cancer Institute, Bethlehem PA.
Services are entrusted to Jersey Shore Cremation, 43 Taylor Avenue, Manasquan, NJ.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Sandra, please visit our floral store.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Beth Ann Henderson Perry
May 24, 2025
I said my condolences to her friends and family.
She was an awesome cousin, but we were growing up.We're Inseparable, when we were teenagers.
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