Sprau, Sharon Kay (Hill) (1937-2011)
SPRAU, HOYT, HILL, MELBY, VIAENE, BRUCKHOFF, MCCONKEY, ROISEN, LALEMAN, FRANDSEN
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 11/15/2011 at 11:29:42
Sharon Kay (Hill) Sprau
December 29, 1937 - November 1, 2011FOREST CITY - Sharon Kay (Hill) Sprau, age 73, of Forest City, died Tuesday, November 1, 2011, at Willow Pointe Assisted Living in Mason City, Iowa.
Sharon Kay Sprau was born on a farm south of Ventura, Iowa, on December 29, 1937, the daughter of Virgil and Elsie (Hoyt) Sprau. When Sharon was a year old, her father died, and she was raised by her mother and grandparents. She received her education in the Ventura school system.
Sharon married John Hill on April 2, 1955. The couple made their home in Forest City where Sharon was a homemaker and cared for her family. They were divorced in 1985.
Sharon worked as a Nurses Aid for six years at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City. After moving to Mason City in 1988, she continued working as a Nurses Aid by providing private in-home care to clients.
She loved animals—horses, dogs, and cats. She enjoyed motorcycling, riding her moped, and most of all, going shopping. She treasured time spent with her family, friends, and her cat, Sassy.
One of a kind, Sharon will be dearly missed by her family. She is survived by three daughters: Roxanne Melby, of Mason City, Laurie (Robert) Hill Viaene, of Marshall, Minnesota, and Carrie (Bruce) Bruckhoff, of Forest City; a sister, Kathleen McConkey, of Sacramento, California; eight grandchildren: Jennie Melby, Philip Melby, Jason (Jessica) Bruckhoff, Joshua (Kristen) Bruckhoff, Jenna Bruckhoff (fiancé, Ben Roisen), Ryan (Tara) Viaene, Jessica (Shawn) Laleman, Rob Viaene; and a great-grandson, Austin.
Sharon was preceded in death by her parent; her step-father, Harry Frandsen, and her son-in-law, Brad Melby.
Funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, November 4, 2011, at the Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark Street, Forest City. Visitation will begin at 12:00 Noon on Friday and continue until the time of service. Inurnment will be at a later date at the Meservey Cemetery in Meservey, Iowa.
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