Dawn Zimmerman

My heart is breaking as I must announce the passing of my beautiful wife, Dawn Ellen Zimmerman on September 21, 2023. She was born in Ticonderoga, NY, daughter the late Archie and Yvonne Rosenquist. She grew up loving the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Champlain and living a simple life close to the earth.

Her love of sewing lead to a self-made career of various forms of functional art including commercial awnings, boat and aircraft interiors, sail covers and custom creations. 

Her love of sailing, travel and her canvas work led her to lifelong soulmate Rob Zimmerman. Together, they sailed extensively throughout the Bahamas and the Caribbean on their sailboat. 

After the cruising years, Dawn added to her medical training and became a licensed ARNP and worked for Hospice of Saint Francis in Titusville, Fl.

Dawn has two daughters from an earlier marriage, Jessica Ellen Hill and Adrienne B. North. Jessica, who preceded Dawn in death, was a Lieutenant in the US Coast Guard serving as a Science Officer and a Dive Officer. Also preceding her in death was Dawn's sister, Bronwyn Wilcox of Clayton, NY.

Dawn’s daughter Adrienne has blessed her with a granddaughter Toree Gullett and a great-granddaughter Braelynn.

Dawn is survived by her brother, David Rosenquist of Levon, Tx., Kay and Butch Hartzog of Palo Alto, Ca, and Jan and Bill Ford of Melbourne, Fl.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the "Red Willow Hospice", Taos, NM or "Parkinson's Foundation" (parkinson.org)

Arrangements by Rivera Family Funeral Home. To share a memory, please visit our website at www.riverafuneralhome.com