Rose Ann Eggen
August 17, 1938 — November 6, 2015
Rose Ann Eggen
Rose Ann Eggen, 77, of Joy, Illinois died Friday, November 6, 2015 at Genesis Senior Living, Aledo.
Funeral services are 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10th at Dennison Funeral Home, Aledo with visitation prior to the service, from 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Memorials may be left for
Mercer County 4-H or Unity Point Hospice.
Rose was born August 17, 1938 in Millersburg Township, Illinois a daughter of Carl Sr. and Zeola Bice Dixon. She graduated from Joy High School. On April 5, 1957, she married James Eggen in Joy, IL. She was a farm wife and homemaker. Rose was a member of the Illinois City Saddle Club, where she performed with the horseback square dance team and drill team. She and Jim loved horses; they went trail riding, competed in rodeos and raised registered quarter horses. They also performed around the area in a country music band for several years. Rose was "famous" for raising all kinds of animals on the farm...from horses and goats to llamas and geese, to name a few. She also enjoyed doing ceramics and quilting.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 58 years, Jim Eggen, Joy, IL; daughters: Sherie (Scott) Thorndike, Joy, IL, Sharon (Randy) Coopman, New Windsor, IL and Becky (Rick) Schulte, St. Rose, IL; 7 grandchildren; 1 great granddaughter; and siblings: Dorothy Anderson, Vernon Dixon, Kenny Dixon, Charlie Dixon and Gary Dixon.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Marilyn Dixon and brothers Carl Dixon, Jr. and Richard Dixon.
Online condolences may be left at www.dennisonfuneralhome.com.
Funeral services are 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10th at Dennison Funeral Home, Aledo with visitation prior to the service, from 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Memorials may be left for
Mercer County 4-H or Unity Point Hospice.
Rose was born August 17, 1938 in Millersburg Township, Illinois a daughter of Carl Sr. and Zeola Bice Dixon. She graduated from Joy High School. On April 5, 1957, she married James Eggen in Joy, IL. She was a farm wife and homemaker. Rose was a member of the Illinois City Saddle Club, where she performed with the horseback square dance team and drill team. She and Jim loved horses; they went trail riding, competed in rodeos and raised registered quarter horses. They also performed around the area in a country music band for several years. Rose was "famous" for raising all kinds of animals on the farm...from horses and goats to llamas and geese, to name a few. She also enjoyed doing ceramics and quilting.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 58 years, Jim Eggen, Joy, IL; daughters: Sherie (Scott) Thorndike, Joy, IL, Sharon (Randy) Coopman, New Windsor, IL and Becky (Rick) Schulte, St. Rose, IL; 7 grandchildren; 1 great granddaughter; and siblings: Dorothy Anderson, Vernon Dixon, Kenny Dixon, Charlie Dixon and Gary Dixon.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Marilyn Dixon and brothers Carl Dixon, Jr. and Richard Dixon.
Online condolences may be left at www.dennisonfuneralhome.com.
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