Olga Marie (DeProdocini) Dixon

EAST CANAAN — Olga Marie (DeProdocini) Dixon, 92, of East Canaan, died Aug. 15, 2009, at Sharon Health Care Center from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.  

She was the widow of Carl L. Dixon who passed away, from Alzheimer’s, in 2003.   

Olga was born July 31, 1917, in North Canaan, the daughter of Ginevra (Lintoni) and Riccardo DeProsdocimi [DeProdocini] of Zianigo (Venice), Italy.  

Her father died in a quarry accident while she was still a very young child.  After a few years her mother remarried Gino Beligni, also of Italy.  

Olga had fond memories of her trip to Italy with her mother and three brothers when she was 4 years old.  

As a young woman, Olga became interested in, and was quite successful with, interior decorating, making her home both beautiful and comfortable.  Her door was always open to visitors, and there was always a pot of coffee on the stove to share. Olga was known for her deep-dish cream pies and coffee cakes as well as her love of chocolate.  She devoted many years to the care of her mother.

Olga was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church in North Canaan.

She is survived by her son, Richard D. Dixon and his wife, Brenda, of Wilmington, N.C.; her daughter, Deborah, and her husband, David Bourbeau, of Marlborough, Conn.; her brother, Aldo Beligni, and his wife, Jeanne, of East Canaan; her sisters-in-law, Claire DeProdocini of Sharon and Virginia Beligni of Great Barrington; and 10 nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her siblings, Mario DeProdocini of North Canaan, Bruno DeProdocini of Lime Rock, Alfred Beligni of Housatonic, Mass., and Julia Beligni of North Canaan.  

Newkirk Palmer Funeral Home in North Canaan has charge of the arrangements.

There will be a gathering at the funeral home on Friday, Aug. 21, at 10 a.m. It will  be followed  immediately by a graveyard service at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in North Canaan.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Sharon Health Care, especially Jamie, Sarah, Tracy, Michele and Amy, for their caring and compassion over the past several months.  In addition, Olga’s last five years in her home would not have been possible without the loving care of Nancy Leonard, Mary Tyler and Kelly Groover.  For this, her children are especially grateful.

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