Dixie Brekke, age 81, of Nevada, died Monday, September 21, 2015, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 25, 2015, at the First Christian Church in Nevada, with Pastor David R. Burling officiating.  Burial will follow in the Nevada Municipal Cemetery.  Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to services. 

Born July 31, 1934, in Story County, Iowa, Dixie Lee Brekke was the daughter of Ray and Ruth (Patten) Taylor.  She grew up in Nevada and graduated from Nevada High School in 1952. 

On December 28, 1952, she was united in marriage to Marion Brekke.  Two children, Steve and Teri, were born to this union. 

Dixie worked at the Farm & Home Store in Nevada for over 30 years, retiring in 2001.  She will be remembered for her great sense of humor and fun-loving nature.  She was a jokester who loved people and socializing and never met a stranger.

Survivors include her children, Steve Brekke of Ames, and Teri Raske of Nevada; two grandchildren, Sara Brekke and Tyler Leslie, both of Nevada; three great-grandchildren, Alex and Ally Anderson, and Trenton Leslie; her brothers-in-law, Robert (Elly) Brekke of California, and Paul Brekke of New Mexico; her sisters-in-law, Thelma (Gene) Derfler of Oregon, and Nancy Taylor of Utah; as well as several nieces, nephews, and other extended family members.

She was preceded in death by her husband Marion in 1998; her parents; a brother, Jerry Taylor; and her son-in-law, Ray Raske.

Ryan Funeral Home of Nevada has been entrusted with the care of Dixie and her family.