Dawn R. Perry, 55, of Fort Wayne, died at 10:50 a.m. Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Parkview Randalia Hospital in Fort Wayne after a battle with cancer. She was born June 26, 1959, in Elwood, to Ernest Franklin Perry and Sally Louise (Balser) Baker.

Dawn was a 1977 graduate of Elwood Community High School. She was a real estate broker in Kendalville. She was a member of the Indiana Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. Dawn enjoyed old architecture, arts and crafts, traveling, and especially loved her grandchildren.

She is survived by two children: Danielle (Tom) Papanikolaou, Philadelphia, Pa.; Deidre (Justin) Hagerman, Ligonier; five grandchildren: Yianni Papanikolaou, Philadelphia, Pa.; Jesse; Jayden; Jaclyn; and Jonah Hagerman, all of Ligonier. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother: Frank E. Perry.

Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Friday, June 19, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash. Entombment will be in the Chapel of Remembrance Mausoleum at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is Parkview Regional Medical Center Cancer Services.