Obituary: Dawn Marie Sapio Bosshardt, 54, Of Danbury

Information and Photo Courtesy Green Funeral Home

DANBURY, CT — Dawn Marie Sapio Bosshardt, age 54, of Danbury, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 surrounded by family and friends after a battle with lung cancer. Dawn was born to Joseph and Patricia Sapio on Aug. 7, 1969, in Waterbury. She then moved to New York, where she attended St. Eugene's School and Sacred Heart. Many years later she moved back to Connecticut where she resided with her husband, Greg.

Dawn worked most of her life in the food service and retail industry, most recently as a bakery manager. She loved to travel, read, shop, spend time with family and friends and help those in need. Dawn loved the beach and could sit for hours under the sun watching the ocean. Everyone that knew and loved Dawn remembers her as an avid cat lover. Dawn was always willing to take in a cat that required a good home.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband Gregory Bosshardt, her mother Patricia Sapio, her father Joseph Sapio, her sister Dana and brother-in-law RJ Thomas, her beloved nephew Justin Thomas and niece Samantha Thomas, her brother and sister in laws Andre and Nora Bosshardt, Heidi and Wes Navaira, Brigitte and Tim Hostetter, her grandmother Carmella Caruso, Aunt Eileen Sapio, cousins and many lifelong friends.

Visitation for Dawn will be held Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Green Funeral Home, 57 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Edward the Confessor Parish, 21 Brush Hill Rd, New Fairfield, CT 06812.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dawn’s name to the American Cancer Society or Pet Protectors, Inc.