Lee Anna “Lee Ann” Dixon, 61, Syracuse, passed away at 8:20 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2018, at Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. She was born on April 2, 1957, in Peru, IN to Edmond John & Barbara S. (Oberlin) Lucas.

She grew up in Peru, graduated in 1975 from Peru High School, and moved to the Syracuse area in 1983 from Peru. She formerly operated her own cleaning service in Syracuse, was a child care provider in Syracuse, and was the caretaker for the Enchanted Hills swimming pool. 

She was a member of the Red Hat Society in Syracuse, formerly attended the New Life Christian Church & World Outreach in Warsaw, and assisted with the Wawasee High School Marching Band & Wawasee High School Swim Team for many years.

She is survived by two daughters: Theresa Hanger, Wabash; Stephanie (Jerad) Brickey, Fort Wayne; four grandchildren; two sisters: Dana Wouster, New Mexico; Keely (Tim) Fultz, Cromwell; brother: John Lucas, Goshen. 

She was preceded in death by her parents: Edmond Lucas and Barbara Gagen; brother, Michael Joseph Wouster II.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 25, at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Cremation will follow at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. SR 15, Warsaw. Burial will take place in the Milford Cemetery at a later date.

Preferred memorials may be given to the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home, 5910 Homestead Rd., Fort Wayne, IN 46814. To send condolences to the family in memory of Lee Ann Dixon, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com