Peter Dixon

Peter David Dixon , 72, formerly of Lynnfield and resident of The Villages, Florida passed away on Friday, September 6 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House.

Born in Melrose on February 4, 1941 and was the son of Edward and Elizabeth (McCullough) Dixon . Peter graduated from Saugus High School, Class of 1958. He then attended Newman Preparatory School followed by the General Electric Apprentice Program. He was employed by G.E. in Lynn, followed by Commercial Plastics, and finally retired from Piedmont Plastics in North Carolina in December 2012.

Peter is survived by his Fiancee and companion of 13 years, Kay Kelly. He is also survived by his sister Natalie Agreste and her husband Ronald of Saugus, son Peter M. Dixon and wife Sandra of Rowley, son Joseph D . Dixon and wife Lyn of Dawsonville, Georgia, and daughter Bethany Kilroy and husband Sean of Lynnfield. Peter also leaves behind his 9 grandchildren Sophia, Jack, Megan, Josiah, Jaden, Mitchell, Aidan, Sean Jr, and Nicholas. He is also survived by former wife Donna L. Dixon of North Reading.

Peter's funeral will be held from the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield at 9am, followed by a funeral mass in St Maria Goretti Parish, 112 Chestnut St, Lynnfield at 10am. A visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday from 4 to 8pm. Interment, Forest Glade Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Kaplan Family Hospice House, 78 Liberty Street, Danvers, MA, 01923 or the Andrew L. Warshaw, MD Institute for Pancreatic Cancer Research, BUL370C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114.

Read Peter Dixon's Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdonaldfs.com.

Visitation

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave.
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Service

St. Maria Goretti
112 Chestnut Street
Lynnfield , MA US 01940
Thursday, September 12, 2013, 10:00 AM

Cemetery

Private