Mary Dawn “Dawn” Carstens passed away in St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Feb. 2, 2020, after suffering a head injury caused by a fall. She was surrounded by family at the time of her death.
Dawn was born Feb. 2, 1936, to Walter V. Slack and Lois Rantschler-Slack in Meeker, Colorado, where she later attended both primary and secondary schools. She earned her bachelor’s degree in physical education at Western State College…