Dixie Lee Vandersee, 78 of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, July 23, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center.  Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 27 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids temporarily located at 3100 F Avenue NW with Rev. Tom Mattson presiding.  Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 26 at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids temporarily located at 3100 F Avenue NW.

Dixie was born June 8, 1931 in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of William and Mildred Baird Klouda.  She married Marvin "Bud" P. Vandersee on December 27, 1965 in Rock Island. She worked at Turner Microphone and Collins in her early years. She assisted running Vandersee Backhoe alongside her husband Bud for many years.   She liked to go fishing, going to garage sales, gardening, camping as well as spending time with her family and her dog Rocky.  She will be greatly missed by all.

Dixie is survived by her husband Bud and her children Lisa (Joe) Dumond of Covington Lori (Brad) Kolarik of Marion her stepchildren Robert (Pat) Vandersee of Marion, Judy (Denny) Suchan of Bradyville, Vicki Crinigan of Cedar Rapids, Linda (George) Robinson of Cedar Rapids, Kevin (Chris) Vandersee of Phoenix, Arizona, Mike Vandersee of Cedar Rapids, Terry Vandersee of Cedar Rapids, and Randy (Sally) Vandersee of Springville, her grandchildren Nicole Dumond, Morgan and Abby Kolarik, as well as twenty one step-grandchildren and twenty three step-grandchildren, a sister Bonnie (Bill) Feuss in Lisbon and four nieces, and a step sister Yvonne Pedersen of Marion.

She was preceded in death by her son Terry Randall, her stepmother Gertie Klouda and her parents William and Mildred Klouda.

Memorials may be directed to the Ladies Auxiliary.