February 11, 1957 - August 5, 2025
Donald M. Dixon of Cottage Grove, MN passed on Tuesday, August 5, at the age of 68.
Donald leaves behind family to cherish his memories, including Stepdaughter, Amber; children, Heather, Rebecca and Joshua; Grandchildren, Matthew (Breonna) Peterson, Koy & Rayne Peterson, Ayden Newman, Lahna Hughes, Sebastian Wesely, and Audrina Dixon, Maddox Roloff, & Nathan Dixon; two Great-grandchildren, Erik & Spencer Peterson; five siblings, Marcy Elston, Ron Dixon, Angie (Chad) McGillivary, Rudy (Jane) Dixon, and Jim Dixon; and many wonderful nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his loving parents, Rudy and Marcella (Immoos) Dixon; his wonderful daughter Corrie Peterson; and several siblings, Tina, Brian, Barb, Martin, and Robert.
A casual service to be this Saturday at Morris Nilsen Funeral Chapel.
Funeral Service
Saturday, August 23, 2025
11:30 AM
Visitation at 10:00 AM
Morris Nilsen Funeral Chapel
6527 Portland Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
I hope you have found Peace. It is difficult saying goodbye but I am glad you are no longer suffering. I pray God will comfort your children & family.
I will miss you brother. All my love.
I am just happy I was able to spend time with you a few days before you passed. I will always remember the time we spent sitting outside enjoying the sun. I hated to leave you even though I new the new home was much better than the previous one.
I will miss you.
Love Angie
How can I say goodbye and how much I appreciate everything you did for me helping me with a job letting me stay in your home with your family helping me when I needed it all the endless rides and everything I didn’t cover my life would be much different if you hadn’t been the big brother you were
From your friends from Liberty Plaza, the Vazquez Family (Alfonso and Hortencia and kids), we always remember you, Don, as a kind hearted and beautiful person. Your kindness was who you were and will always be remembered with fondness and gratitude. May you rest in peace, our friend.
The Vazquez family, dad talked about you guys even at the end… he asked Becky and I to go to the yellow house we have no clue where he was talking about… but he talked about a lot of things we didn’t always get…we want to thank you for your wonderful words and memories shared of him. He is forever missed.
Thank you
Heather
Dad, I have been back to this site a thousand times since you passed not knowing where to even start… so I’ll start with we miss you. I know that you’re not in pain anymore and you went very peacefully but you being gone still hurts. I have driven up to the city’s countless times wanting to stop and see you. I get in the car and your songs come on and I can’t turn the station I have to turn them up… “Shine” will always make us kids think about you no matter what, I can tell you that time and time again you pop in my thoughts and in my memories… guess what Sebastian is driving now and I now remember all the little things you told me when I started driving… God help the gray hairs… lol.
I have to thank you for everything you did for me over the years, all the lessons you have taught me, all the tears you wiped from my eyes, the guys you scared off (with talks of cement mixers and tree shredders) I honestly miss your hugs, the way you smelled, the wisdom you shared, I miss the way you would bug me until I started talking about whatever it was that was on my mind. You would have gotten me to write this sooner… honestly I just miss who you were… Dad I’m grateful that I had the chance to live with you, to know you, to be loved by you, to know how to love someone in return and not put up with anyone’s crap and to know my worth.
I want to thank you for showing me that family always comes first… to never give up and to share what we have, always give open hearted, god gives us what we need when we need it… and helps us when we least expect it.
Over the years we have been through and blessed with a lot, we went on trips with youth groups, we took trips with family, we were homeless together, we fought together, you were there when I got married and made miracles happen when I had Sebastian (he looks so much like you when you were younger “screams Dixon all the way”) you were always a call away when I needed you in my youth and as I became an adult. When I just wanted to talk to someone you were there…I don’t know how you put up with me with blue hair and being mouthy but you did and in return I was there when you had surgery, your first stroke and heart attacks were so hard to watch… as you digressed from the situation I couldn’t help you in any longer. Dad you were my rock for so long and I’m forever grateful no one will ever understand our relationship and why we put up with what we did from each other but it was our unconditional love and you never give up on family. I love and miss you so much… thank you for everything
Love you always and forever
Heather