Julia Ann “Judy/Rooney” Wilson, age 87, of Columbus Junction, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Wapello Specialty Care Center in Wapello, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 20, 2025, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington. Visiting hours will begin 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family will be present to receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Interment will take place at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, at the Columbus City Cemetery. Memorials have been established for the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Shellbark Club, or Every Step Hospice of Mt. Pleasant. Online condolences may be sent for Judy’s family at www.jonesfh.com.
Judy was born November 3, 1937, in Washington, Iowa, the daughter of Robert and Helen (Greiner) Carson. She attended school in Washington, graduating from Washington High School in 1956. Judy attended Lifeguard Training School at Great Lakes Aquatic Center and worked as a Lifeguard at the Washington Community Y and Lake Darling. She graduated from the Burlington School of Nursing. She was united in marriage to Donald Wilson on November 14, 1959, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
Judy, or Rooney as she was known by family and friends, lived in Columbus Junction all of her married life. She worked as a Registered Nurse at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, the Washington County Hospital, the Henry County Hospital, Sunrise Terrace Nursing Home, Colonial Manor Nursing Home, and lastly worked at the Washington Medical Clinic for Dr. Lin, Dr. Frier and Dr. Plattenberger. Judy was a substitute School Nurse for the Columbus Community School District.
An active member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Washington, Judy was a Sunday School Teacher, Bible School Teacher, and a member of the Women’s Missionary Society. When she was young, Judy was a member of the Rainbow Girls and Campfire Girls. Judy also served as a 4-H leader, and was a member of the Music Mothers and the Shellbark Neighborhood Club. She loved playing cards and cherished spending quality time with her family.
She is survived by her husband Don Wilson of Columbus Junction, Iowa; daughter, Sharee (Jack) Hoegerl of Rock Island, Illinois; son, Doug (Vickie) Wilson of Columbus Junction, Iowa; son, Craig (Brenda) Wilson of Columbus Junction, Iowa; six grandchildren: Whitney, Molly, Abbey, Ruger, Brooke and Remington; and 12 great-grandchildren. Judy is also survived by one sister, Carol Carson of Hardeesville, South Carolina; sisters-in-law, Karen (Gary) Todd of Columbus Junction, and Janice (John) Skubal of Ainsworth, Iowa; brother-in-law, Galen (Lynda) Jarrard of Washington, Iowa, and many nieces and nephews.
Judy was preceded in death by her parents and her sister-in-law, Dorothy Jarrard.
The family would like to thank Wapello Specialty Care and Every Step Hospice for the excellent care they provided for Judy.