Hastings resident, Walter “Babe” R. Dixon, 79, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Mary Lanning Memorial HealthCare, Hastings, Nebraska.

Rosary will be Friday, February 3, 2012; 7:00 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, February 4, 2012; 10:00 A.M. at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church, Hastings, Nebraska with Father Joseph M. Walsh officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Thursday, February 2, 2012; 5:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M., Friday, February 3, 2012; 9:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Catholic Social Services.

Babe was born October 4, 1932 in St. Paul, Minnesota to John Patrick & Josephine (Domagalla) Dixon. He attended St. Mark’s School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Babe married Judy Christoffersen on August 27, 1982 in Hastings. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 until 1972 as a Technical Sergeant, this included a three year tour of Viet Nam. Babe worked as a lineman for Hastings Utilities from 1973 until 1992. He was a friend of Bill W., and was a member of the D.A.V. and St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Hastings.

Babe was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, George Dixon.

Survivors include:
Wife: Judy Dixon – Hastings, NE
Daughters: Deborah Norbeck – New Baden, IL
    Joanne Seibel – St. Libory, IL
Sons: Michael Walter Dixon – Hastings, NE
    John Patrick Dixon – Hastings, NE
Brother: Tom Dixon – Harvard, NE
Numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren