Margaret (Lynch) Dixon, 81, of New Bedford passed away suddenly at her home on Tuesday February 14, 2017. She was the wife of the late John T. Dixon.
Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late John C. and Julia A. (Harrington) Lynch, she lived in New Bedford all of her life.
She was a communicant of St. Lawrence Church.
Mrs. Dixon was formerly employed as a telephone operator for the New England Telephone Company.
She was a graduate of Holy Family High School. She enjoyed going for lunch with her former co-workers and playing Words with Friends. Her greatest joys in her life were her loving grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Ann M. Murray and her husband John, and Stephen J. Dixon and his wife Kimberley, all of Fairhaven; her grandchildren, Lily and Jack Murray, and Ryan and Alex Dixon; her sister-in-law, Barbara Lynch; her lifelong friend and neighbor, Theresa Patisteas; and several nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late James C. Lynch and John C. Lynch.
Her Funeral will be held on Friday at 9 AM from the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford, followed by her Funeral Mass at St. Lawrence Church at 10 AM. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Thursday from 4-7 PM. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.