DICKINSON, Marilyn Jane Dubois 1926-2011

DICKINSON, DUBOIS, BROWN, DAYTON, VAIL

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 9/6/2011 at 00:01:47

[Waterloo Courier, Tuesday, June 28, 2011]

Marilyn Jane DuBois Dickinson of Inverness, Fla., died peacefully at the Citrus County Hospice House on Saturday, June 25, 2011. She succumbed to complications of emphysema and lung cancer.

She is survived by her three children, Anne (Gerald) Brown of Portland, Ore., Jean (Mark) Dayton of Bloomington, Ind., and Tom (Debra) Dickinson of Geneva, Ill. She is also survived by 10 grandsons, one granddaughter, her elder brother, James (Nancy) DuBois of Inverness, and her sisters-in-law, Irene Dickinson and Dorothy Vail, also of Inverness.

Mrs. Dickinson was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Donald.

Mrs. Dickinson was born in Waterloo on Dec. 23, 1926. She attended Northern Iowa University for her freshman year and then transferred to the University of Iowa, from which she graduated with a degree in economics and English literature. After graduation, she worked for the Houghton Mifflin Publishing Co., Chicago. She was proud to have been instrumental in the building of a branch of the publishing company in Geneva. Her love of reading and books continued throughout her life.

She and her husband moved to Geneva in 1963 and raised their family there. She was an active volunteer in the community and often drove patients to the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory for cancer treatment. Marilyn was an enthusiastic gardener and enjoyed being part of the Geneva Garden Club. She was also a brilliant bridge player. She obtained her real estate license in the mid-1970s and worked with Bill Grossklag Realty Co. for a number of years prior to retirement, when she and her husband moved to Florida.

Following retirement, Mrs. Dickinson often visited her children and their families and was pleased to have the opportunity to travel. She and her husband enjoyed visiting Europe as well as New Zealand. Marilyn was a devoted member of PEO and was grateful for the friendship and support offered by that group.

Memorial contributions can be made in her name to the Geneva Public Library, 127 James St., Geneva, IL 60134 . Private burial arrangements in Florida National Cemetery. Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home With Crematory, Inverness.