KEROFF, Sharon Kay (Kistner) 1943-2019

KEROFF, KISTNER, GIBSON, HAAG, PETERSON

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 10/18/2019 at 09:15:14

Sharon Kay Keroff, 76, of La Porte City, Iowa, died at Sunnycrest Nursing Center, Dysart on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, from complications of a long illness.

She was born April 15, 1943 in Waterloo, daughter of Clyde and Ethel Gibson Kistner. She married Duane G. Keroff on November 17, 1963, at the First Presbyterian Church, Waterloo.

She worked at Montgomery Ward’s Department Store, Whitaker Foods, Holiday Inn Downtown Waterloo and for short time at La Porte City Nursing Home retiring due to health reasons. She was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, La Porte City, and active in the church circles.

In her youth, Sharon enjoyed rollerskating and later bowling. She liked playing cards, especially "500" and she and Duane belonged to a card club for many years. Above all, she loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them.

She is survived by her husband, Duane; three sons: Steve (Kathy), St. Louis‚ MO, Stuart (Anne)‚ St. Paul‚ MN, and Spencer (Lisa)‚ Urbandale; a step-daughter, Patty (Donny) Theisen‚ Fridley‚ MN; 9 grandchildren: Philip, Maddie, Sam, Chloe, Josiah, Layla, Liliana, Nicole, and Ben; three great-grandchildren: Brittany, Jordan, and Brileon; two sisters, Marilyn Haag‚ Waterloo and Debbie (Steve) Miller‚ Jesup; and two brothers, Ron Kistner‚ Omaha and Mike (Margaret) Kistner‚ Minneapolis.

Sharon is preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Marcella “Marcie” Peterson; two brothers-in-law, Howard Haag and Rich Peterson; and a sister-in-law, Kay Kistner.

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Services:
Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1st & Sycamore Streets, La Porte City

Cemetery:
Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo

SOURCE: Locke Funeral Service