Dawn Hess Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Dawn Hess of Meadville, Pennsylvania, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on September 11, 2025. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Dawn farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Dawn is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Donald Burchfield and Barbara Burchfield (Thompson); and her granddaughter Aurora. She is survived by: her children, Krista Gagean (Michael) of Meadville, PA, Robert Hess of Meadville, PA, Jessica Hess of Pittsburgh, PA, Shannon Hess of Meadville, PA and Jonathan Hess of Titusville, PA; and her brother Michael Burchfield (Julie) of Conneaut Lake, PA. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins.
