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Olga Dixon Obituary


OLGA M. DIXON (Age 90)  
On Monday, April 11, 2011, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late Ralph P. Dixon and the late Norman Watson; mother of Donna D. Neradka and husband, Vince; sister of Doris Rowzee and husband, Charles, and the late Edward Chicca and late wife, Mary; grandmother of Jeffrey Neradka (Marybeth) and Lisa Daly (Frank). Also survived by a great-granddaughter, Abigail Daly; six nephews; three nieces and other loving family and friends. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard, West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Wednesday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Grace Church, 15661 Norbeck Blvd., Silver Spring, MD on Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 11 a.m., with family receiving friends at 10:30 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Montgomery Hospice Society, 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850 or to the American Cancer Society, 801 Roeder Road, Suite 810, Silver Spring, MD 20910.www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com  

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Published by The Washington Post on Apr. 12, 2011.

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