Darlene F. Wilcox

Darlene F. Wilcox, age 85, of Prairie Farm, WI died Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 at the Amery Hospital. She was born August 18th, 1935 to Frank & Frances (Ayres) Wiseman on her home farm. She attended Vanceburg Elementary School and graduated from Prairie Farm High School in 1953. She was an adventurous teen and moved to the Twin Cities with two of her friends, where she lived and worked for 2 years. She then moved back to the farm where she met a handsome young milkman, Douglas Wilcox. They were united in marriage on May 4th, 1957 at Prairie Farm. The couple farmed for many years & Darlene went to work for the Prairie Farm School as a Teachers Aid in 1968 until her retirement in 2006. Music was very important to her and she started out playing organ in church at the age of 12. She has been a longstanding member of the Faith United Methodist Church in the Town of Prairie Farm where she presently served as church organist & was active in the Ladies Aid. Throughout the years, she also gave piano lessons to many of the area youth. Darlene was a member of the Sweet Adelines & The Royal Neighbors. She enjoyed gardening, being outdoors & especially loved spending time with her family & grandchildren.

Darlene and Family

Darlene was preceded in death by her parents, husband: Doug on August 29th, 2006 & her son: David Wilcox. She is survived by her sons: Tim Wilcox of West Bend & Terry (Vilai) Wilcox of Prairie Farm, grandchildren: Amber (Josh) Johnson, Brittany (Tim) Hovorka, Destiny Duarte, McKenzie, Tim Jr., Tom, Casey (Kailey) Anthony (Alissa) & Hunter Wilcox (Kali Bohn), great grandchildren: Thatcher & Jackson Johnson, Brinley, Bristol, Gage & Natalee Wilcox, brother: Bill (Margie) Wiseman, as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives & friends.

Funeral Services

Private family services will be held with interment at Vanceburg Cemetery in the Town of Sheridan, rural Prairie Farm. Visitation will be held for the public from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, October 24th at the Rausch-Lundeen Funeral Home in Dallas. Those attending are asked to wear face coverings & follow the social distancing guidelines. Arrangements are with Rausch-Lundeen Funeral Homes, Dallas & Cameron.

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