Dixie O. Fixmer, 82 of Rhinelander, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at the Friendly Village Nursing Home in Rhinelander. She was born Sept. 11, 1936, in Wausau to Ernest and Pearl (Brady) Dupuis.

Dixie is survived by her husband, John; her daughter, Ann Prokop (Jason Haskins) of Wausau; her son, Mike (Carolyn) Fixmer of Holmen; three grandchildren; her brother, Tom (Ginny) Dupuis of Winfield, Ill.; nieces, nephews, other family and many friends. Dixie was preceded in death by her daughter, Nancy Fixmer; her sister, Nancy Finucane; and her parents.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church Friday, Feb. 15 at 11:30 a.m. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Carlson Funeral Home and from 10 a.m. until the time of services on Friday at the church. Interment will follow in the Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Cemetery. A memorial is being established in Dixie’s name for the Alzheimer’s Association and may be directed to her family. (Carlson Funeral Home)