Sharon Halverson
Sharon A. Halverson, 79, of Elkader passed away Friday, October 29, 2021 at Garden View Place in Monona. Funeral Services were held Saturday, November 6 at Peace United Church of Christ with Rev. Jon Haack officiating. Interment was at East Side Cemetery, Elkader.
Sharon Ann was born May 23, 1942 in Rossville, at the family farm, to Lowell and Violet (Henderson) Walters. She graduated from Waukon High School in 1960.
Sharon was united in marriage to Robert Halverson June 24, 1961 at the Presbyterian Church in Rossville. The couple was blessed with four wonderful children.
In her early years, she worked on the family farm and worked at the Soda Grill in Waukon waiting tables. The couple moved to Cedar Rapids where Sharon worked at Rockwell-Collins for a short time. In 1963, the couple moved to Elkader where they made their family home.
Bob and Sharon worked together at Halverson Implement until the mid-eighties, when they bought into Theis Clothing and Sharon was the bookkeeper until the store closed. Sharon was active in her church, Peace United Church of Christ, where she served as a Stephen Minister, and she served many years on the Fall Festival Committee.
Bob and Sharon loved traveling and they visited Sweden, Russia, Italy, Hawaii and Florida, to name a few places. Her favorite place of all, though, was Branson, MO; she loved the music at all the shows.
When Sharon wasn’t at a Hawkeye game with Bob, she loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She took great pride in all six of her grandchildren and attended their numerous extra-curricular activities.
Survivors include her son, Kyle, and his children, Lynsey and Shane; her son, Kevin, and his daughter, Graysen; her daughter, Melissa Bonnette, and her husband, Zach, and their son, Trey; her daughter-in-law, Angie Halverson and her daughters, Madysen and Mackenzie; two brothers-in-law, Thomas (Ann) Halverson and Vern (Cindy) Halverson; three sisters-in-law, Jan Brandsmeier, Mary (Leon) Nelson and Sandy Halverson; and several nieces and nephews.
Sharon was preceded in death by Robert in 2017; their son, Eric, in 2019; her parents; as well as her in-laws, Dorf and Viette Halverson; her sister and brother-in-law, Elva Lea and Leland Meyer; her brother, Eldo Walters; and two brothers-in-law, Ron Halverson and Curt Brandsmeier.
Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service assisted the family.
