Dawn Marie Connell passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. She was 39 years old.

Born in Elizabeth, she was a lifelong resident of Woodbridge Township.

Dawn Marie was a graduate of Berkeley College; and was employed as a Massage Therapist with Hand & Stone Spa in Woodbridge.

She was predeceased by her parents, Peter and Marie Lynch Connell.

Surviving are her sister, Michelle Anne Connell-Newell and her husband, Vincent, of Union; her companion, Steven Chaillet; and many loving aunts, uncle, cousins and friends.

Funeral services will be on Monday, December 19, 2016 at 9:45 a.m. from Costello-Greiner Funeral Home , 44 Green Street at Barron Avenue, Woodbridge. A Mass of Resurrection will follow at 10:30 a.m. at Saint James Catholic Church, Woodbridge. Cremation will be private. Visitation will be on Sunday from 1:00 until 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home.