North Haverhill, NH-  Dawn Irene Langley, 69, died on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH.

Dawn was born in Boston, MA, on October 11, 1947 to Robert Bruce and Vivian (Brown) McLeod.  She graduated from Jamaica Plain High School in 1965 and attended Boston University.

Dawn was a librarian at the Woodsville Free Library for 25 years, retiring in June of 2016.  Locally, she also worked at Lost River, the Grafton County Nursing Home, and at Ski Monteau in Mt. Lakes.

Dawn moved to the area from Attleboro, MA, in 1985.  She had attended the Methodist Church.  Dawn had a love of books and of reading and shared this love with her library patrons.  She enjoyed gambling trips to casinos with her son, Mike, and her friends.  She played computer puzzle games, enjoyed watching her television programs, and was a fan of Amazon.  Dawn cared for a variety of pets over the years.  She always enjoyed a good meal out with friends.  She was proud to achieve 31 years of sobriety with AA.

She was predeceased by her husband, Walter Langley, a Mansfield, MA, police officer, killed in the line of duty on October 2, 1983.  She was also predeceased by her longtime companion, Bruce L. Newton, on March 25, 2017.

She is survived by two sons, Jeffrey Simpson of North Haverhill and Michael Simpson of Woodsville; a grandson, Seth Simpson of Gresham, OR; a sister, Kathy Houpt and husband Joe of Palacious, TX; a nephew, Robert Houpt of Pensacola, FL; and aunt, Verna Barber of Concord, NH; along with several cousins and dear friends.

There will be no calling hours.

A celebration of Dawn's life will be held at the home of her son, Mike Simpson, at 19 Cherry Street, Woodsville, on Saturday, June 24, from 12-2 PM.

Memorial contributions may be made to Cottage Hospital, Med-Surg Department, PO Box 2001, Woodsville, NH 03785.