Carolyn Jeanne (Sharp) SWEET

SWEET, SHARP, COOK, HARMS, FRANKS, CHUNG, SWEET-CHUNG, HENSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:42

June 26, 1936 ---- November 11, 2018

Carolyn Jeanne Sweet, 82, of Ely, died Sunday, November 11, 2018 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Celebration of Life Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 16, 2018, at Brosh Chapel & The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids, located at 2121 Bowling Street SW. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Friday at Brosh Chapel.

Carolyn was born June 26, 1936 in Washington D.C., the daughter of Willard and Grace (Cook) Sharp. She graduated from Clarion High School and Mercy School of Nursing. She married Gerald “Jerry” Sweet on October 12, 1958 in Clarion. Carolyn was a registered nurse at Mercy Medical Center for over 40 years. She was a founding member of the Mercy Home Health. Carolyn was a member of the Antique Automobile Car Club of America and the Eastern Star. She enjoyed upholstering cars, traveling, going to Hershey, Pennsylvania for annual swap meets, occasional trips to the casino, gardening, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Carolyn is survived by her son, Jon (Sandra) Sweet of Ely and Dave Sweet of St. Paul, Minnesota; three daughters Diane (Jeff) Harms and Donna (Mike) Franks both of Cedar Rapids and Janet (Tae) Sweet-Chung of Marion; fourteen grandchildren, and sixteen great-grandchildren; her sister Janet Henson of Texas; her brother Frank (Christine) Sharp of Clarion; her sister-in-law Diane Sharp of Boone; as well as her nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Gerald on August 22, 2015, a son Dale and daughter Beth Ann, her brother George Sharp, and a brother-in-law Jim Henson. Memorials may be directed to the family.

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