BRUCE D. DIXON
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Bruce D. Dixon, 75, of Fort Dodge, died Sunday October 4, 2009, following a year-long battle with cancer, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home surrounded by his family.
Services will be 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, at the Gunderson Funeral Chapel. Military honors will be presented by the V.F.W. Post No. 1856. Cremation rites will follow the services and private interment services will be held at a later date. The visitation is today from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Memorials may be directed to the YMCA (Fort Dodge Community Recreation Center) or to the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home.
Bruce is survived by his wife Merrily; his daughters, Susan (Frank) Cale, Shawnee, KS; Barbara (Tony) Michels, Oak Hill, VA; son David (Susan) Dixon, West Des Moines, IA; his grandchildren, Kevin, Laura, Julia, Calvin, Anna and Izaak; and his brother Donald Dixon, Auburn, WA. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, George and Jim and his sisters, Charlotte, Phyllis and Georgia.
Bruce Douglas Dixon, the son of George and Edna (Boleyn) Dixon, was born July 25, 1934, in Des Moines. He graduated from Des Moines Lincoln High School in 1952. From 1956 to 1958, Bruce served in the U.S. Army. In September, 1959, Bruce was united in marriage to Barbara Markman in Boone. The couple later divorced. Following his discharge from the military, Bruce received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Drake University. From 1962 to 1965, he served as a CPA for Hunzelman & Putzier in Storm Lake. Bruce then served as Chief Financial Officer for Trinity Regional Hospital from 1965 until his retirement in 1998. On February 19, 1991, Bruce was united in marriage to Merrily Petcoff in Fort Dodge.
Bruce was a member of the YMCA for over 40 years and served on the board of directors for the YMCA and for the Family Development Council. He was a lifetime member and past-president of the Iowa Hospital Financial Management Association. Bruce loved golfing, watching classic movies and reading war history. Bruce treasured the time spent playing with his grandchildren.
