Anita B. Dix died Dec. 10, 2013, at Nazareth House in San Diego. She was born in Painesville, Ohio on August 2, 1919. Anita married Gerald Dix on June 16th, 1945 at the end of WWII in Jacksonville, Florida where he was stationed with the Navy.
Her husband Gerald preceded her in death 33 years earlier. She is survived by, and will always be remembered with love; by nephews Dr Robert Nemeth, Donald Sebian, Dr. Michael Kallay and nieces Karen Florentine and Stacy Kallay, two step-grand-daughters Laura King and Holly Welch and their families and her "second family" Al and Sandi Winter and their children Lisel Ferguson, AJ and Erick Winter and their families.
Anita was a 57 year resident of Ocean Beach at 4533 Osprey Street and a member of Sacred Heart Parish. She moved to Nazareth House April 7, 2010.
A devout Catholic, who epitomized the truest expression of Christianity, Anita loved her church and attended Mass daily. She also loved all pets (especially Siamese cats, dogs and turtles), all things Hungarian (her parents were immigrants), the state of Ohio, the military especially the Navy, playing bridge, gathering and sharing informational articles distributed from her famous gold bag. She sent out hundreds of birthday and holiday cards and purchased children’s “Golden Books” and gifts for all of the many children priviledged to call her their “adopted Grandmother”. Anita lived the Golden Rule “Love your neighbor as yourself.” An immediate friend to everyone she met, she will be sorely missed all who were lucky enough to know her .
A Memorial Mass and Celebration of Life will be held at the Nazareth House Chapel at 9:30a.m. Friday, December 20th. Internment will be private at Riverside National Cemetery.
Because Anita so loved children, in lieu of floral tributes, donations may be made to Sacred Heart Church in Ocean Beach designated specifically for the Children’s Liturgy Program.
“I believe: That MY religion is not just going to church and saying prayers, my religion is the way I live-the good that I can do and the things I can learn. I make my life a prayer each day by living and doing in the very best way”. Anita Dix
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