Phyllis E. (Beaulieu) Dixon
Dixon, Phyllis E. (Beaulieu), 83, SACO & EASTON, in Scarbourough, April 9, 2010. A vigil service will be conducted at 7 p.m., April 16. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated April 17, at 10 a.m. Arrangements are in the care of Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home.
SACO & EASTON – Phyllis E. (Beaulieu) Dixon, 83, of Saco and formerly of Easton, passed away quietly on Friday, April 9, 2010, at the Gosnell Hospice House in Scarborough surrounded by her loving family.
She was born June 29, 1926, at Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of Alexis V. Beaulieu and Laura (McCormack) Beaulieu.
She was the Matriarch of the Beaulieu family and beloved Aunt and Sister-in-Law to the Dixon Family, and leaves many, many nieces and nephews and their families in Maine and Canada. She was our Mom, Mum, Me mere, Ma tante, Mother-In-Law, Gram, Nana, Nanny, Aunt Phyl, Nana Phyl, and Phyllie Blue Bird, Phyllis, and best friend to many and will live in our hearts forever.
She was happiest when volunteering with the Foster Grandparent Program, PROP, at Young School in Saco. She was assigned to a caring and special kindergarten teacher, Michelle Perreault, and together they enjoyed their classroom of children for eight years.
During the summer, she loved to visit her daughter Tammy’s camp at East Grand Lake in Fosterville, NB, Canada. Her stories of growing up on the Portage in Grand Falls, NB, Canada, were priceless. She experienced many losses during her life that contributed to her exceptional strength and passionate character beginning when her mother died in childbirth with her, and she was raised by five older brothers and her father on the farm and in the family store in years after the Great Depression. She married in 1947, and came to the U.S., where she raised her family. She has lived the past 18 years in Saco, where she met her very dear friends from the Paul Hazelton Senior Citizen Community. She enjoyed playing cards, BINGO and occasional trips to play the slots. Her family, friends and music filled a large part of her life. She was a beautiful person and loved by all who had the pleasure of spending time with her. She will be in our hearts forever.
Phyllis was pre-deceased by her parents; her husband, George T. Dixon, in 1975; two sons, Richard A. Dixon in 1962, and Leonard T. Dixon, in 1992; a son-in-law, Leo Demorad; a son-in-law, John Hebert; and her five brothers, Gilbert Beaulieu, Gordon Beaulieu, Ronald Beaulieu, Carl Beaulieu and Fred Beaulieu.
Phyllis leaves her five daughters to cherish her memory, Darlene Demorad, East Longmeadow, MA; Mary Ellen Johnson, Westfield, MA; Laurie (Terrence) McMahon, Westfield, MA; Cindy (Chuck) Hazelton, Buxton; Tammy (Kim) White, Easton; and her daughter-in-law, Donna Dixon and (Idell Jacobs) Mars Hill, ME; her grandchildren, Michael Martin, David Dixon, George Dixon and his wife, Kelly, Kelsey Dixon, Kaitlyn Massey, Conner McMahon, CJ McMahon, Sam Hazelton, Tom Hazelton, Kyle White; great-grandchildren, Shealeigh Martin, James Martin, Ian Dixon, Rebecca Dixon, Tommy Dixon, Matthew Dixon; numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends may call Friday, April 16, 2010, from 6 to 9 p.m., at the Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home, 144 Main Street, Fort Fairfield, where a vigil service will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. by the Rev. Raymond Morency. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday, April 17, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., at the Parish of the Precious Blood, St. Denis Catholic Church, 147 Main Street, Fort Fairfield, with the Rev. Raymond Morency celebrant. The interment service will be held after the Mass at the St. Denis Catholic Cemetery, Fort Fairfield. A time of continued fellowship with refreshments will be held after the interment at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Council Number 1753, 260 Main Street, Fort Fairfield. In lieu of flowers, donations in Phyllis’ memory may be made to: “My Little Michelle” Perreault’s Kindergarten Class at Young School, 36 Tasker Street, Saco, Maine 04072 or Volunteers of America Paul Hazelton House, 7 Smith Lane, Saco, Maine 04072. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home, Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home.
