Rosemary Stevens

September 20, 1933 - November 6, 2018

The Mass of Christian Burial for Rosemary Stevens, of Wadena, will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 12 at the St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Wadena, with Father Aaron Kuhn as celebrant. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass. With family at her side, Rosemary, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, November 6 2018, at the Lakewood Health System Care Center, Staples, MN. Rosemary was born to John and Tillie (Ament) Boyer on September 20, 1933, in Wadena. She graduated from Wadena High School with the class of 1951. Rosemary was united in marriage to Barton Stevens on October 10, 1953, in Wadena. She worked as a bookkeeper for Peterson-Biddick for 44 years. She participated in the VFW Auxiliary and St. Ann’s Circle. Her favorite moments were spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed watching women’s basketball, the MN Vikings, and her favorite game-shows, Family Feud and Wheel of Fortune. She liked testing her luck with scratch-off lottery tickets and playing Bingo. She loved celebrating birthdays. Rosemary liked being outside tending to her garden and feeding the deer. Preceding Rosemary in death were her husband Barton; parents John and Tillie; in-laws, Ben and Henrietta Stevens; sister-in-law, Buena Monroe; brother-in-law, Joe Stevens; brothers Robert and Anthony Boyer; and grandson, Benjamin Stevens II. Rosemary will be missed by her children, Pam (Ken) Jenson of Wadena, Diane (Greg) Moen of Spring Lake Park, Deb Stevens of Willow Park, TX, Jackie (John) Rowe of Pierce, NE, Ben (Brenda) of Fairmont, Nancy (Alan) Reed of Hedrick, IA, Jeff (Collette) of Deer Creek and Jill (Steve) Becker of Centennial, CO; and 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; brothers John (Hazel), Dick (Barb) and Sam (Linda); sisters, Betty (Fred) Harthman, Ann (Dick) Sandberg, Julie Geiser, Kathy (Vern) Brust, Rita (Al) Adams and Jane (Larry) Geiser; and sister-in-law Rose Marie Boyer. Pallbearers will be Zach Stevens, Louis Severson, Joe Severson, Rick Sullivan III, Jake Reed, and Jon Stevens. Honorary pallbearers will be Rosemary’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Wadena Cemetery, Wadena, MN.