Roxie G. Nelson, 60, of Laurel, died on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at her residence with her family at her side.
Funeral services will be on Saturday, June 11 at 10:30 a.m. at Journey Christian Church in Wayne, with the Rev. Dave Fremstad officiating. Burial will be at the Concord Cemetery in Concord. Visitation will be on Friday, June 10 at church from 5-7 p.m. and will continue on Saturday one hour prior to services.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Laurel.
The family suggests memorials be made out to the Roxie Nelsen family for a memorial to be determined yet.
Roxanne Gayle was born March 21, 1962 in Sioux City, Iowa to Marlen and Shirley (Mallatt) Kraemer. She grew up in Laurel and graduated from Laurel High School in 1980. Roxie then graduated from Wayne State College in 1985 with a Teaching/PE degree. Roxie married Todd J. Nelson on June 18, 1983 in Laurel. They were blessed with four children - Eric, Philip, Travis, and Mandy. Roxie stayed home and raised her children and always made it a point to attend her children’s activities through the years. She then worked as a substitute teacher for several surrounding schools. Roxie taught at a Christian School in the 1990s for a few years. Her last employment was at Wayne State College for the past 15 years.
Survivors include her husband, Todd, of Laurel; her four children and their spouses Eric Nelson of Dickinson, North Dakota, Philip (Sasha) Nelson of Laurel, Travis (Amanda) Nelson of Wakefield, Mandy (Dylan) Whelchel of Vermillion, South Dakota; five grandchildren Valarie, Jace, and Marcus Nelson – (Philip and Sasha’s children), Stella and Eliza Nelson (Travis and Amanda’s children); six siblings and spouses Yvette Kraemer and Joe Snyder of Grandbury, Texas, Loni (John) Hansen of Laurel, Yvonne Hansen of Laurel, Randy Kraemer and Benito Montemayor of Georgetown, Texas, Rebecca (Kevin) Hahne of Norfolk and Shelly Ratzlaff of Grandbury, Texas; and her mother, Shirley Kraemer, of Laurel.
She was preceded in death by her father, Marlen Kraemer; and two brothers-in-law, Tim Hansen and Kent Ratzlaff.
Pallbearers will be Chris Hansen, Aaron Hansen, Nate Hahne, Caleb Hahne, Brock Bowlin, Nick Diediker, Ray Wordekemper, and Tim Wordekemper.
