Mildred Dawn Dujon

Mildred Dawn Dujon

ANCRAM — Mildred Dawn Dujon, 83, a twenty-six year resident of Ancram, died Sunday, May 19, 2024, at Albany Medical Center in Albany, following a brief illness.

Dawn was a retired school bus driver for the Katonah-Lewisboro School District. She and her late husband Harry Erickson were also the founders of Chickasaw Golden Retrievers, a kennel that was founded in 1958 and continues to operate today as Chickasaw Goldens. Dawn was also famously known for breeding the large, strong and docile Mastiff as well. Dawn retired from dog breeding about fifteen years ago.

Born Sept. 23, 1940, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Century and Mildred (Bechtel) Milstead. She was predeceased by her husband Anthony Dujon.

Dawn is survived by three children; Harry Lief Erickson and his wife Bernadette of Brewster, New York, Erik Erickson of Copake, New York and Michelle Podbielski and her fiancé Richard “Rick” Pickering of Ancram; Eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her beloved son, Elliott Podbielski, her siblings, Century, Jr., Louette and Millicent and her former husbands, Harry Erickson and Edmond Podbielski.

There are no calling hours. A celebration of life will be announced at a later date. To send an online condolence to the family or to plant a tree in Dawn’s memory, please visit, www.conklinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Scott D. Conklin Funeral Home, 37 Park Avenue, Millerton, NY 12545.

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