Elizabeth A. Dawson

Elizabeth A. (Jaillet) Dawson, 85, of Mattapoisett, formerly of Boxford died February 21, 2026 peacefully at Tobey Hospital surrounded by her family.
She was the wife of the late John Dawson, with whom she shared 56 years of marriage.

Born and raised in Lowell, daughter of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Tumelty) Jaillet, Elizabeth and John married in 1963 and made their home in Manchester, Connecticut. They relocated to Saugus and eventually settled in Boxford to raise their six children before retiring to Mattapoisett. Elizabeth was a graduate of St. Elizabeth's School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Lawrence General Hospital, Hunt Hospital and Union Hospital. In retirement, she traveled with her husband John, spent countless hours with her grandchildren, and volunteered her time as a long-term care ombudsman, a hospice aide, with St. Vincent de Paul, and Nativity Preparatory School.

Elizabeth was a devoted communicant and choir singer at St. Anthony's in Mattapoisett. She loved having coffee with friends, spending days on the beach with her grandchildren, attending Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts, and engaging with her community. She will be remembered for her consistent devotion to family before herself.

Survivors include her six children, Anne O'Leary and her husband Kenneth of Medfield, Sheila Geiger and her husband Robert of Reading, John Dawson and his wife Michele of Beverly, Maureen DiNapoli and her husband Richard of Harvard, Michael Dawson and his wife Jennifer of Sherwood, OR and Kevin Dawson and his wife Laura of East Greenwich, RI; 13 grandchildren, Caleigh and Stephen O'Leary, Jessica Echerarria and her husband Joseph, Molly and Jack Geiger, Henry, Peter and Curtis DiNapoli, Andrew and Brian Dawson, Micah, Maeve and Eliza Dawson; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her grandson Daniel O'Leary and sister Lorraine Barry.

Her visiting hour will be held on Saturday, February 28th from 8 - 9 AM in the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6), Mattapoisett followed by her Funeral Mass at 9:30 AM in St. Anthony's Church. Burial will follow in St. Anthony's Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Dana Farber Cancer Institute.