Rose Mary (Bicek) McIntosh was born was September 10, 1917 on a homestead near Pickstown, South Dakota to Frank and Josephine (Scheinost) Bicek. At the age of 2 she moved to a farm south of Colome. She graduated from high school in Dallas, South Dakota in 1937.
She married Riley McIntosh Jr. on May 3, 1943 and to this union 5 children were born; Donald (Mary) McIntosh, Robert McIntosh, Carol (Dennis) Phillips, Marvin (Karen) McIntosh, and William (Delinda) McIntosh.
Riley and Rose worked for various farmers in the area in their early years. They moved to Winner in the early 1950’s when Riley started working at the GTA Elevator and Rose stayed busy working at home.
She was humbled to be a member of the Church of the Nazarene and enjoyed her last years at the Winner Regional Nursing Home where she got the opportunity to meet a lot of new friends and enjoyed playing cards.