SHINN, Sharon Kay 1942 - 2015

SHINN, RAFFERTY, KASTER, MCILRATH, HENNIGAR, DIRKSEN, ALITZ, WASENIUS, BONNER

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 10/8/2017 at 23:07:44

Sharon Kay Shinn, 73 of Mason City, died Sunday, November 29, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.

A memorial service will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel in Clear Lake, with Pastor Dennis Ganz officiating.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Sharon was born March 29, 1942, the daughter of Robert and Arlene (Rafferty) Kaster in Mason City. She was united in marriage to Larry McIlrath on June 23, 1962, in Mason City. To this union four children were born, Jeffery, Joseph, Tracy and Dawn. She later married Jim Shinn on September 30, 2006, in Ventura.

Sharon grew up and attended school in Ventura. When she was younger she worked as a waitress and at Mod-A-Day. She was very proud to have been a caretaker at Good Shepherd and a real estate agent in North Iowa.

Sharon loved the outdoors, trapping, fishing and boating. As a young girl she and her father spent a lot of time trapping and fishing, which she then passed on to her children and grandchildren. She also enjoyed taking her grandchildren to the nature center.

Sharon is survived by a son, Jeffery Scott (Marie) McIlrath of Decorah and grandson, Josh McIlrath of California; a son, Joseph Dean (Christine) McIlrath of Mason City and grandchildren, Tayler, Morgan and Erin Lacy of Mason City; a daughter, Tracy Ann (Roger) Hennigar of Hanlontown, and grandchildren, Danielle (Dan) Dirksen of Plymouth and great-grandchildren, Dawson, Delayne and Daphne; Justin (Samantha) Hennigar of Clear Lake, and Samantha (Dylan) Hennigar of Mason City and great-grandchildren, Ronnie, Kastiel and Damien Alitz; and Daniel Hennigar of Hanlontown; a daughter, Dawn Marie (Bruce) Wasenius of Plymouth and grandchildren Julian (Ashley) Wasenius of Mason City and Anthony Wasenius of Plymouth; and siblings, Robert Kaster of Forest City, Deanna Bonner of Clear Lake and Penny Kaster of Clear Lake.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jim; and siblings, Randy and Jody Kaster.