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Florence M. “Flo” (Clifford) Dixon

Funeral Services & Interment were held privately due to the COVID-19 Pandemic & restrictions for Florence M. “Flo” (Clifford) Dixon, who died suddenly on Friday, September 11th at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, she was 84 years old. Interment was held in the Mt. Tabor Masonic Lot Section of Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett.

Flo was a lifelong Revere resident. She was born, raised & educated in Revere Schools. Flo worked as a waitress at the Howard Johnson’s located at Northgate in Revere for several years. She was vibrant, witty & people loved her personality.   She was married to the love of her life, James E. Dixon on July 6th, 1957 and the couple remained in Revere where they raised their three children. Flo was a dedicated mother & wife and she took great pride in her home & children. She was fastidious about how she maintained her home inside & out. She loved her role as Mom but loved being a grandmother even more. Family celebrations were always at Nana’s. For many years, Flo worked alongside her husband, managing the family business, Century Security Systems, Inc. of Revere. She answered calls, made appointments, managed the books & did whatever was necessary for the day to day operation. She did that from 1974 until her husband’s death, in 2015. Flo continued to carry on many of her family traditions and loved being surrounded by her family for any occasion. Her legacy is her family and she demonstrated her love in many ways.

She is the devoted wife of the late James E. Dixon, Sr of 58 years. Loving mother of Karen M. Dyer & husband Garry, James E. Dixon, Jr. & wife Elizabeth, all of Revere & Scott E. Dixon & wife Judith of Lynn. Cherished Nana of Nicole M. Corrao of Revere, Michael K. Corrao & wife Kristen of Elliot, ME, Melissa A. Vitas & husband Lucas of Windham, NH, Christopher J. Dixon, Katherine E. Dixon, both of Revere, Scott E. Dixon, Jr. & wife Chantale of Stoneham & Allison A. Dixon of Lynn. Adored great nana of Zoe, Lillianna & Ella. Dear sister of Robert Clifford & his late wife Lucy of Mansfield, John “Jack” Clifford & his wife Lucille of Winthrop, Edmund Clifford, Jr. of North Andover. She is also lovingly survived by many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, & grandnephews.

Funeral Services were Private.

Remembrances may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospitals, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN.38105.

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  1. Linda Odoardi
    Sep 17 2020

    So sorry for your loss she was such an amazing person and aunt .. My most special memory of her is spending Thanksgiving with all
    of our family and eating her famous turkey stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwiches .. that I still eat to this day and passed it on to
    my kids .. Thinking of you all and sending Prayers ..❤️

  2. Kenneth Corrao
    Sep 17 2020

    I do not believe that there are words to describe this wonderful person. It was my honor to be her son in-law for 14 years. She always treated me as a son, I know she will be missed by so many, as she touched the lives of so many,
    The world has lost a great loving person,you will be forever in every ones heart.

  3. Linda and Dino Campolini
    Sep 17 2020

    Dear Karen and family . We are deeply sorry about your mother, I will always remember all the laughs and memories. She was so much fun to be around. May she Rest In Peace.❤️ Love Dino and Linda

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To all our families, friends, and residents of Revere, East Boston, and surrounding communities of the North Shore,

We would like to announce that after 37 years of caring for thousands of families at our 773 Broadway location, on January 31st, 2023 we will be officially RELOCATING, to our new location at 262 Beach St., Revere.
On September 30th, 2022, we proudly purchased the Vazza “Beechwood” Funeral Home – DiPietro and Vazza, Inc. A name that has served families for 102 years. We feel blessed that with all of the interest, the Vazza Family chose us to carry on their century old business and family name. We will become Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals. We will continue to honor the Vazza name and continue our commitment the same way that we always have. We also look forward to having both Louis Vazza and Jessica Vazza Ferragamo alongside of us, as we come together as one.
Our reputation has always been our biggest asset. For many years people always wanted us to have a larger facility, now our facility is the largest funeral home in the area. We will be making many beautiful upgrades to allow our families to have the most elegant facility to honor their loved one.
Although this announcement is bittersweet, as we say goodbye to our home, we are forever grateful for all of you for placing your constant faith and trust in us to care for your loved one. We will continue to do what we are best known for.
Thank you for your friendship and continued support.
God bless you all.
Faithfully,

Your friends at Vertuccio Smith and Vazza.

To all our families, friends, and residents of Revere, East Boston, and surrounding communities of the North Shore,

We would like to announce that after 37 years of caring for thousands of families at our 773 Broadway location, on January 31st, 2023 we will be officially RELOCATING, to our new location at 262 Beach St., Revere.

On September 30th, 2022, we proudly purchased the Vazza “Beechwood” Funeral Home – DiPietro and Vazza, Inc. A name that has served families for 102 years. We feel blessed that with all of the interest, the Vazza Family chose us to carry on their century old business and family name. We will become Vertuccio Smith & Vazza, Beechwood Home for Funerals. We will continue to honor the Vazza name and continue our commitment the same way that we always have. We also look forward to having both Louis Vazza and Jessica Vazza Ferragamo alongside of us, as we come together as one.

Our reputation has always been our biggest asset. For many years people always wanted us to have a larger facility, now our facility is the largest funeral home in the area. We will be making many beautiful upgrades to allow our families to have the most elegant facility to honor their loved one.

Although this announcement is bittersweet, as we say goodbye to our home, we are forever grateful for all of you for placing your constant faith and trust in us to care for your loved one. We will continue to do what we are best known for.

Thank you for your friendship and continued support.

God bless you all.

Faithfully,

Your friends at Vertuccio Smith and Vazza.