Sharon K. Stamer, age 80, of rural Granville, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the Orange City Area Health in Orange City, Iowa. Her service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, June 13, 2022, at St. John Lutheran Church in Germantown, Iowa with Rev. Keith Christensen ~ officiating.
Burial will be in the St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Germantown.
Visitation with family present will be from 2:00 – 4:00pm on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at the Eldridge Family Funeral Home in Paullina.
Arrangements are under the care of the Eldridge Family Funeral Home in Primghar.
Sharon Kay Stamer the daughter of Harry and Margaret (Wright) Menke was born March 21, 1942 in Primghar, Iowa. She lived on a farm near Archer, Iowa and graduated from Archer High School. On May 25, 1963, she was united in marriage to Harold Stamer at St. John Lutheran Church in Germantown. The couple moved to a farm in the Granville area where together, they farmed and had a dairy operation. The couple retired from farming and remained on the family farm. The couple enjoyed many bus trips to different states and through Canada meeting and making many new friends. Sharon passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at the Orange City Area Health System reaching the age of 80 years, two months and 16 days.
Sharon was confirmed on March 6, 1964 at St. John Lutheran Church where she was a member for many years. She enjoyed her family, going to many of her children and grandchildren’s activities. She was a loyal fan of the Iowa Hawkeye’s especially the basketball team.
Sharon is survived by her husband, Harold of rural Granville, Iowa; children, Kimberly (Max) Rohrs of rural Granville, Iowa; Dawn (Ken) Hunt of rural Ashton, Iowa; Lisa (Doug) Koehlmoos of rural Granville, Iowa and Kevin (Karie) Stamer of rural Hospers, Iowa; thirteen grandchildren, Ashley, Sara, Brittany, Jared, Chelsie, Amanda, Andrew, Austin, Eric, Jessica, Sierra Jayson and Tyler, also 19 Great Grandchildren with one on the way; her sister, Anne (Steve) Jaycox of Waseca, Minnesota; brothers, Larry Menke of Sioux City, Iowa; Don (Marlene) Menke of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Roger (Carolyn) Menke of Fredericksburg, Virginia also other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Christopher Koehlmoos, parents, Harry and Margaret Menke, in-laws, Arnold and Helen Stamer, a sister-in-law, Donna Menke.