- Mrs Yvonne (Barthel) Dixon, 74, of 46 off Nichols Street, wife of the late Edward Dixon, died yesterday at Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
A native of Fitchburg, she was born Oct. 10, 1900, a daughter of Napoleon and Matilda (Picard) Barthel, and had lived in Gardner for 65 years.
Mrs. Dixon was a furniture worker employed as a fiber seat inspector and retired in 1957 from Custom and Modern Upholstery Company due to illness She was a member of Holy Rosary Church.
Mrs Dixon leaves two sons, Paul Dixon of Belchertown and Louis Dixon of Willimansett; two daughters, Mrs. Rita Chaisson and Mrs. Therese Ringuette, both of Gardner, two sisters, Mrs. Aldea Bujold of Gardner and Mrs Bertha Donahue of Fitchburg; six grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
The funeral will be held tomorrow morning from Dufault Funeral Home with a Mass at 10 in Holy Rosary Church. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery.
Calling hours at the funeral home are today from2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m.
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