Sharon R. Fry, 18 Aug 1957 - 09 Nov 2017

FRY, LINT, ZAHN, STONE, WALKER

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 7/3/2018 at 14:15:00

Funeral service for Sharon R. Fry, 60, Marengo, was held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo. She passed away peacefully into the loving arms of the Lord on Nov. 9, 2017, at Rose Haven Nursing Home after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

The Rev. Andrew Gray officiated at the service.

Burial was in the Marengo Cemetery.

A memorial fund has been established.

Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.

Sharon R. Fry was born Aug. 18, 1957, the daughter of Earl Stanley Lint and Clara Mardell Zahn Lint. She received her education in the Shellsburg Community Schools.

She married Rich Fry Sept. 24, 1977, at Grace Trinity Church, Shellsburg. Together they had two sons, Michael and Keith. The couple resided in Ladora for several years, then moved to Marengo.

Sharon worked for Rose Haven Nursing Home as the activities director for over 30 years. She worked until her illness made the work she loved impossible to carry on.

Sharon loved the Lord and was not shy about sharing her faith. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, her dog Sunny, singing, gardening, and sewing. Other interests included heading up the Relay for Life of Iowa County for several years, teaching children Bible verses at AWANA Clubs and volunteering to be the photographer at Safe Haven animal shelter events.

Fry is survived by her husband, Rich Fry; her sons, Michael (Jess) Fry, and Keith (Jasmin) Fry; three grandchildren, Clara, Stanley and Bennett, and her mother Clara Lint, all Marengo; sisters, Diana (Lowell) Stone, Grinnell, and Marj (Rich) Walker, Victor; her parents-in-law, Earl and Norma Fry; brother-in-law, Danny Fry, and sister-in-law Theresa Fry, all Cedar Rapids, as well as many nieces and nephews and a very special person in her life, Zachary.

She was preceded in death by her father, Earl Stanley Lint; a brother, Roger Lint; a grandnephew, Andrew Stone; a brother-in-law, David Fry, and her grandparents.

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