Nancy Ann (Dodge) Dickson died peacefully in her sleep on June 8th, 2016.
She was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on October 13, 1930, daughter of the late Gilbert and Elsie (MacLeod) Dodge and sister of the late Mary Ann Dodge. She grew up in New Bedford and graduated from New Bedford High School. Nancy attended the New England Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in Boston where she graduated in 1951 as a Registered Nurse. It was while she was at The Deaconess that she met her future husband, James David Maxwell Dickson, who predeceased her on June 6th, 2011.
Nancy spent her entire professional career working as a nurse, first in hospital settings in Boston, Baltimore, New York and later in Wareham at Tobey Hospital as an on-call nurse in the operating room. She continued her career as a nurse in various private medical practices in Marion and Wareham, MA.
Nancy retired in 1986 and moved with her husband Jim to Northern Ireland where they enjoyed a full and active retirement at their home in the Mourne Mountains in County Down. Nancy rekindled her love of gardening in the Mournes and took pride in her flowers and beautiful window boxes. She enjoyed the company of many relatives and friends there and she and Jim traveled extensively in Ireland, the U.K., and Europe. Their home was a frequent destination point for many of their friends and relatives from Marion and around the U.S.
As a working mother, Nancy set an excellent example for her three daughters of how to successfully balance career and family. She is survived by her daughters Jane Dickson and her husband Joe Pickett of Salem, MA; Susan Dickson and her husband, Adam Bukolt of Berlin, Germany, and Sara (Lynne) Dickson and her husband, Darryl Medina, of Marion, MA. Six grandchildren also survive her: Kevin and Conor Pickett; Kendra, Allison and Max Medina; and Oskar Bukolt.
Nancy will be remembered for her hospitality, excellent cooking, and amazing Christmas Eve celebrations in Marion–especially the scalloped oysters, Swedish meatballs, and abundance of Christmas cookies!
A service of remembrance and celebration of Nancy’s Life will be held on Friday August 19, 2016 at 1PM at Saint Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Marion.
Donations in Nancy’s memory may be made to support the work of Missions for Humanity (www.missionsforhumanity.org) where her daughter, Sara, and grandchildren, Kendra, Allison and Max have participated in medical mission trips to Tanzania. You may donate online or send a check to Missions for Humanity, PO Box 9512, Fall River, MA 02720. Arrangements are by the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd., Mattapoisett. For online condolence book, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.