Dawn Sheid, 95, of Coudersport

Dawn E. SCHEID, of Coudersport, PA, died Thursday, April 28, 2011 in the Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport, PA.

Born November 20, 1915, in Sunderlinville, PA, she was the daughter of Herbert A. and Myrtle M. Davis Clark.

On May 24, 1969, in Coudersport, PA, she married Edwin H. Scheid, who survives.

She attended Sabinsville High School and graduated from Westfield High School.

During World War II, she was employed by Galeton Production.  She earned her LPN degree from St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Reading, PA and went on to work at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester and Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport.

Dawn was known for her exquisite embroidery work, gardening, making jams and jellies, and her love of hummingbirds.  She dearly loved her many nieces and nephews.  She was a member of St. Eulalia Catholic Church in Coudersport.

Surviving besides her husband, Ed, are:  a sister, Jeanne Cole of Ulysses;  and many nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by her first husband, Merritt “Pete” Walters;  two sisters, Virginia Stewart and Mildred Long;  and three brothers, Otto Henry Clark, Keith Clark, and Francis Clark.

Friends may call at the Olney Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Ulysses, PA on Sunday, May 1, 2011 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11:00 AM, Monday in St. Eulalia Catholic Church, Coudersport, with the Rev. James C. Campbell as Celebrant. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.olneyfh.com..