Denise E. Wilcox

Denise E. "Dee" Wilcox, 69, of Presque Isle, passed away on March 6, 2026, at the Presque Isle Healthcare Center. She was born on March 18, 1956, in Houlton, the daughter of Robert and Marie (McKeen) Perrigo. Denise grew up in Bridgewater and graduated from Central Aroostook High School in 1974. She went on to earn an associate’s degree as a Licensed Practical Nurse from Northern Maine Vocational Institute and spent thirty-two years as an LPN at TAMC, A.R. Gould, where she provided loving and compassionate care to her patients.

Denise married Kevin Wilcox on December 26, 1980, and they shared more than forty-five years of marriage. She found quiet joy in cooking, reading, and caring for her pets.

She is survived by her husband, Kevin H. Wilcox of Presque Isle; two stepdaughters, Christina Wheeler and her husband Brian of Fort Fairfield, and Heather McEwen and Jason of Oakland; nine step-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; a brother, Robert “Bob” Perrigo; and a special niece, Lori Higdon Santos. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a sister, Katrina Hidgon.