Obituary of Dawn Marie Gobeyn

Dansville – Dawn M. Gobeyn, 90 years of age, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, December 31st, 2024 at Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville. Dawn was born December 4th, 1934, in Albion, NY, the daughter of Harvey and Ethel (Lane) Knarr. She grew up in Morton, NY, and graduated from Brockport Central School in 1952. Dawn and Willis Gobeyn were married May 14th, 1955, and have celebrated almost 70 years of marriage. Over the years, Dawn and Willis have resided in Rochester, Hilton, Springwater, Parma, Groveland and for the last several years in Dansville. Dawn and Willis have been Jehovah’s Witnesses for over 60 years and have been members of the Dansville Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses for many years. For decades Dawn has impacted many lives through her Bible education ministry. Dawn and Willis have enjoyed playing tennis and cards with friends and family for many years. They often vacationed at Fisher’s Landing on the St. Lawrence River and since retirement they spent winters at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Dawn was pre-deceased by her parents, Harvey and Ethel Knarr; and siblings, Rita, Perry and Harold. She is survived by her husband, Willis Gobeyn of Dansville; her children, Kevin (Sherri) Gobeyn of Summerfield, FL, Julie (Tim) Hendershott of Springwater, Gail (Gary) Hammond of Phelps and Lisa (Robert) Neufeld of Rochester; her 10 grandchildren, Jennifer Lynn (Fidel) Gobeyn Martinez, Sarah (Jorge) Gobeyn Chino, Micah (Heather) Gobeyn, Hilary (Micah) Motil, Megan (Anthony) Profitt, Jenna Funk, Jacob (Galadriel) Neufeld, Jessica (Derrick) Sillen, Kristen (Daniel) Knoebel, and Nicholas (Rachel) Neufeld; her 6 great grandchildren, Gracie, Greta, Nora, Jonas, Maddox and Payton; her sister, Betty Westcott of Hilton; along with nieces and nephews. Contributions in memory of Dawn M. Gobeyn may be made to Jehovah’s Witnesses at www.donate.jw.org (please select Worldwide Work from the menu). Dawn’s memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 5th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Dansville, NY Kingdom Hall located at 349 Main Street, Dansville, NY. If you are unable to attend in person, you are invited to join us on Zoom using the link below. When joining the Zoom meeting, if possible, please name your device. The family will no doubt be encouraged to see you there and experience your support. To join the Zoom Meeting copy and paste the URL below or high lite the URL and click go to 1. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84521077758?pwd=LTJBvaRWYNdXJKbFZKr7BeokWCPE8U.1 2. Install ZOOM Cloud Meeting App if prompted, then click the meeting link again! 3. Enter meeting ID and Password if prompted: 1. Meeting ID: 845 2107 7758 2. Password: 971632 Note: When you click on the link, you will be sent to a “waiting room” until the meeting host admits you to the main meeting. Please be patient and wait for this to happen. If you encounter difficulties, please text 585-749-6047.