Dale Donald Dixon, 93, of Waterloo, died of natural causes Friday, June 20, 2008, at ManorCare Health Services in Waterloo.

He was born December 24, 1914 in Rockwell City, Iowa, son of Royal B. and Matilda Dixon.

He married Mary Elaine Sullivan on February 22, 1941, in Waterloo; she preceded him in death in 2006.

Mr. Dixon graduated from Webster City High School in 1932, and later from AIB College of Business in Des Moines.

He had been employed at Rath Packing Co., Hughes Aircraft in California, Titus Manufacturing, Chamberlain Manufacturing Co., Allis Chalmers, and retired in 1980 from Universal Hoist in Cedar Falls.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and was forever a card player.

Survivors include a brother, Robert of Waterloo; three sons, Bill of Cedar Rapids, Bob (Becky) of Waterloo, and Dick of Tucson, Arizona; three granddaughters, Kimberly of Cedar Falls and Raina Beth and Breanna of Tucson; and two great grandsons, Ethan and Eli of Tucson, Arizona.