Rosemary Joan Nicholson Fenwick

Rosie was born to Lois (Hornbacker) Nicholson and William Nicholson in Lincoln, Nebraska and moved to Englewood, Colorado as a child. She has three sisters; Hazel, Eileen (Nicki), and Lavone (Bobby), all preceding her in death. She attended Campion Academy and Englewood High School, graduating from Englewood in 1958.

She was raised by her mother (Lois) and grandmother (Justina Hornbacker) in Englewood, Colorado. Her mother married Gilbert Crain, who helped Rosie determine her future. Rosie held several jobs as she attended school and after graduation, she held two jobs and enjoyed working.

She met her husband Brian Timothy Fenwick in 1962 as she worked at one of her night jobs as a waitress.

After a brief round of testing and verbal playfulness back and forth, Tim left his check and a dollar bill under a full glass of water turned upside down on the table, hoping his prank would baffle her as to how to gather the dollar. When Rosie came to collect the bill, Tim told her to "keep the change". She smiled and said, "Ohhh, a tip!" Without and hesitation, she scooted the glass (while holding the bill and dollar) off the table and onto Tim's lap. She came by a second later with a towel, inquiring if he needed to "dry off".

Six weeks later they were married by the Justice of the Peace and again in church a few years later. Their back and forth bantering continued through 60 years of marriage, and Tim learned she could give as well as she could take - and thensome. She always won in the end.

Rosie continued with her career, working two jobs until they moved to Lakewood, Colorado in hopes of starting a family. She continued working but just in her day job as a Job Counselor in downtown Denver. In 1968, Tim was called to active duty and left for a year in Vietnam. Rosie maintained the home, working and attempting to make ends meet. Once Tim returned, their dreams of a family came to life in the form of two sons, Robert Wesley Fenwick, III and Brian Timothy Fenwickm II, She left her job, and her career and became a joyous mother with all the responsibilities of raising two sons and a never-ending, teasing husband. She managed to survive all three, raised all three as she needed them to be, and endlessly loved and cared for all of them. She started working again in 1984 as Brian started middle school, eventually becoming Manager of Miller Stockman's at Mesa Mall in Grand Junction, Colorado. She won several awards from Miller Stockman's and other companies such as Acme Boot, outselling other stores nationwide. She visited the Acme Boot factory in Clarksville, Tennessee, where she and her husband were treated to several events including a show at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. She also won a trip to Las Vegas as a reward for being the top National seller. She loved working and the rewards were always glamorous and very fun.

She eventually retired in 1996 and joined her husband as they toured the country in their RV. Rosie loved gardening and fed her family, friends, and neighbors with the food she grew in a large plot behind her home. She was a great cook and Tim and her sons loved to eat.

Her love of plants was evident in the flower gardens she tended throughout her well-maintained yard.

Her love of animals was always an open door for the strays her husband found. She would spend hours training and teaching tricks to them all. Her special stray was a female feral kitten that she won over - the two would spend hours admiring each other. Rosie has a special way about her that animals loved, and she loved them in return.

She fought her condition with every ounce of strength she had. She never gave up, never believed she would not be able to get better. Even in her worst moments, when asked how she was, she would say, "Getting better everyday".

She loved her family, especially grandkids. They were always in her thoughts and joy would overtake the pain in her face when they would show up to see her.

She leaves behind her husband of 60 years, her two sons, a daughter-in-law, Kristin, two grandchildren, Seth and Raina, and several nieces and nephews.

May the God she loves hold her tightly in the arms she needs now. May Jesus take her into His house, finally done with the pain she endured for years.

She will be missed by all who knew her and loved her.

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