Dickens, Samantha Jo 'Sammy' 1988-2020

DICKENS, MASON

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 9/13/2020 at 15:24:44

Samantha Jo Dickens, 32, of Sutliff, Iowa formerly of Monona and Marquette passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020. She was born on March 14, 1988 to Terry LeRoy and Darcy Ann (Mason) Dickens in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Samantha was baptized and confirmed at Giard Methodist Church. She graduated from MFL MarMac High School in Monona in 2006 and received her culinary degree from Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.

Sammy was a processor for the fulfillment team at TransAmerica in Cedar Rapids and also worked at Baxa’s Sutliff Store and Tavern in Sutliff. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Lisbon. Sammy also enjoyed being an EMT for the MFL Ambulance Service. She was a free spirit with a strong faith, she enjoyed sewing, making homemade presents for Christmas, making her own clothes, fishing for catfish, tailgating and cheering on the Hawkeyes. Sammy loved spending time with her family and friends.

Sammy is survived by the love of her life, Justin Baxa and their fur babies, George Tucker and Dixie Rose of Sutliff; her parents, Terry and Darcy Dickens of Monona; siblings, Ciara (Matthew) Blake of Monona and Tony (Mara) Dickens of Lansing; grandparents, Jim (Janis) Mason of Marquette and Howard Schaefer of Ansonville, North Carolina; nieces and nephew, Ashlyn, Jase and Lila Mae Blake and Rhealee Rue Dickens; aunts and uncles, Sue (John) Dorszynski of ­­­Greendale, Wisconsin, Tracy (Wade) Hebel of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Tammy (Jeff) DuCharme of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Dawn (Bob) Brus of Mt. Vernon, Jim (Jane) Mason of Onalaska, Wisconsin, John (Tracy) DeLong of La Crescent, Minnesota and Joey (Robbie) Mason of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin; several cousins; many friends and Justin’s family, parents, Larry (Ange) Baxa; sister, Jennie (Lance) Zerbe, nieces, Madelynn, Breklynn and Aurora Zerbe and Grandpa John all of Lisbon.

Sammy was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Harvey and Patricia Dickens and maternal grandmother, Karen Schaefer.

Celebration of Life Services will be at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at Living Faith United Methodist Parish, Giard, Iowa with Rev. Deb Parkison as the Officiant. There will also be a visitation two hours before services from 1-3 pm at the church in Giard, Iowa on Wednesday.

Inurnment will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, McGregor, Iowa at later date.

Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation, Monona, Iowa is helping the family with the arrangements.