PLOEGER, Sharon "Jan" (nee Osterman) 1942-2008

PLOEGER, WOODS, OSTERMAN

Posted By: K. Kittleson
Date: 11/2/2008 at 10:36:43

Service:
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
First Christian Church
807 South Main
Charles City, IA 50616

Sharon “Jan” Ploeger, 66, of Charles City, died Friday, October 31, 2008, at Cedar Health in Charles City.

Sharon Janice Osterman Ploeger was born September 28, 1942, at Charles City, the daughter of Herman and Dorothy (Woods) Osterman. She graduated from the Charles City High School in 1961. On March 16, 1968, she was united in marriage to Sherron Ploeger at Floyd.

Jan was service manager of Sears in Charles City for six years and administrator at Sunrise Guest Home in Fredericksburg for 35 years. She was a member of the First Christian Church where she was always very involved with the various activities of the church. Jan was also a 4-H leader for 15 years, a Girl Scout leader and a member of the Friends of the Y.

Her interests included crafts, sewing, collecting, shopping, traveling, gardening, camping, fishing and working with genealogy. Time spent with her family was always very important and she looked forward to spending time with them, especially her grandchildren.

Living family members include her husband, Sherron Ploeger of Charles City; three children, Sherri (Scott) Niles of Waverly, Shawn (Stephanie) Ploeger of Des Moines and Shelli (Bill) Cagley of Ionia; six grandchildren, Samantha, Sarah and Stacey Niles, Nicholas and Nathan Cagley, and Joshua Ploeger; her mother, Dorothy Osterman of Charles City; a brother, Jack (Andi) Osterman of Lawrence, Kans.; and two sisters, Sue (Charles) Allen of Rockford and Terry (Mark) Wenthe of Altonna.

She was preceded in death by her father; and a brother, Larry Osterman.

[Hauser Funeral Home obituary]

Hauser Funeral Home
1205 South Main
Charles City, IA 50616