Dawn M. Hetrick, age 49, of Oquawka, Illinois passed away at 7:12 pm on January 20, 2022 at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa. Dawn was born on April 4, 1972 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and is the daughter of Duane and Rosemary Kauten Johnson. She was raised in Cedar Rapids where she attended local schools and graduated from Kennedy High School in 1990. She attended Hamilton Business College in Cedar Rapids, where she attained her Bookkeeping degree. Dawn met and married Dustin P. Hetrick while working in the postal service on October 16, 2010 in Oquawka, Illinois. She began work as a bookkeeper at Amerigas Propane in Cedar Rapids for more than ten years. She then went to work as a mail handler in Cedar Rapids and was employed there for twenty years before coming to Oquawka where she currently serves as Postmaster. She was an avid sprint car fan in Knoxville, Iowa and 34 raceway, and is an avid St.Louis Cardinals fan, Iowa State fan, and her favorite team is the Hendco Hustle. Dawn was avidly interested in all of Dalton’s sporting events and activities. She is survived by her husband, Dustin of Oquawka, Illinois and her son, Dalton, also of Oquawka. Her maternal parents survive, Duane and Rosemary Johnson of Marian, Iowa, and paternal parents, William and Lori Hetrick of Carman, Illinois. Her step father, Jerry Ator of Oquawka survives and her brother, Scott Johnson and Stacy of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; her sister in law Dana Hetrick of Burlington, Iowa, her niece, Jolie Henry of Burlington, Iowa, her brother in law, Chris Ator and Michelle of West Burlington, Iowa; her sister in law, Elisha Roesel and Phil of Burlington, Iowa; and her grandfather in law, William Hetrick, Sr. of Carman, Illinois She is preceded in her death by her grandparents, and her mother in law, Janice.
A graveside service for Dawn is planned on Saturday February 5, 2022 at the Oquawka Cemetery in Oquawka, as cremation has been accorded. A memorial fund is being established for Hendco Hustle Baseball Team. Turnbull Funeral Home in Oquawka is in charge of Dawn’s care and to leave a remembrance or for more information please visit www.turnbullfuneralhomes.com
