Dixie Margaret Glackin Swart

Cathlamet resident Dixie Swart, 72, died May 11, 2015 at the Community Hospice Center after a short battle with gallbladder cancer. A native of Tacoma, Dixie returned to Washington after retiring from a career as an economist in charge of managing California State Treasurer’s financial programs.

She is survived by husband Richard Swart and son Byron Swart at home, and by daughter Stacey Browning in Sacramento, Calif. Other survivors include brothers John (Bobbie) Housiaux in California and Everett (Kristi) Glackin of Oklahoma and sisters Mollie Housiaux in Calif., Rose Schilling in Wash., Eva (Robert) McClintock in Idaho, their children and numerous cousins in her large extended family. Her parents, Leslie and Irene Glackin preceded her in death.

No service will be held at Dixie’s request. Cremation has taken place, and a private scattering of her cremains will occur at a later date. In lieu of flowers, well-wishers might consider making donations in her name to the Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’s Cancer Research Program (call Linda Barth at 360-795-3276), or to the Community Hospice Center (call 360-425-8510).

Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.