Roger G. Dix, 83, of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away on December 7th, 2023, at home.

Friends and family may visit from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday December 12th, 2023, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, with a Wake Service beginning at 3:45 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial with begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday December 13th, 2023, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Peosta with Father Michael Schueller officiating. Friends and family may also visit from 9:00 a.m. until the time of Mass on Wednesday at church.

Roger was born on January 24th, 1940, in North Buena Vista, son of George and Iola (Cook) Dix. He attended Sacred Heart and Loras Academy in Dubuque. He was united in marriage to Carol Gruber on May 22nd, 1971. Roger worked in the factory at John Deere Dubuque Works for 40 years. He was a member of the John Deere men’s bowling league, the UAW, and men’s golf league. After retiring he enjoyed traveling, golfing, going to casinos, and spending time with his grandchildren. If you wanted to find him on a Friday afternoon, all you had to do was go to the Moracco Supper Club.

Roger is survived by his wife of 52 years Carol Dix, children Carla (Ron) Brosius and Dan (Michelle) Dix, grandchildren Brian, Catie, Logan, and Bradley Brosius and Camden Dix, sisters Marlene Bastian, Fay (Gene) Hansen, Mary Jean Kohler, and Cindy (Jeff) Hanson, brother Don (Cindy) Dix, sisters-in-law Sharon Dix and Elaine Dix, brother-in-law Jim Connolly, and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his daughter Christy Dix, granddaughter Leah Brosius, parents George and Iola Dix, brothers Jack, Tom, and Ken, sister Joan Dix, and brothers-in-law Tom Bastian and Carson Kohler, a nephew, Dennis Hansen, and a great nephew Griffin Lamb.

Thank you to UnityPoint Finley Hospital’s 5th floor nurses as well as Hospice of Dubuque.