Rosemary Wilcoxon, 87, of Redwood Falls died peacefully and of natural causes on Monday, February 13, 2012 at Wood Dale Home in Redwood Falls. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 2012 from First United Methodist Church in Redwood Falls with burial to follow at Crestlawn Gardens, rural Redwood Falls. Visitation will be held at the church on Friday for one hour prior to services.
Arrangements are with Nelson-Martin Funeral Service of Redwood Falls. E-mail condolences may be sent via www.nelsonmartinfuneralservice.com.
Rosemary Frances Wilcoxon, the daughter of Carl and Eva Peick, was born September 3, 1924. She grew up in Slayton. Rosemary, whose nickname was Posy, attended Macalester College and graduated from Northwestern School of Nursing, Minneapolis, in 1946.
Rosemary married J. Robert Wilcoxon, her high school sweetheart, in 1945. They lived in Minneapolis, then Heron Lake, before moving to Redwood Falls in 1959. Rosemary worked as an RN briefly at Sister Kenny and...