Sharon K. Fehrs

June 2, 1941 - July 23, 2019

NORFOLK -- Memorial service for Sharon K. Fehrs, 78, of Norfolk, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 26, 2019 at the Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Norfolk with Rev. Robert Wiest officiating. Inurnment will be held at 2:30 p.m., Friday, at the Peace Cemetery, rural Belgrade, NE. Visitation will be held 5:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, also at the Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Norfolk. Sharon died Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at the Wayne Country View Nursing Home in Wayne. Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk is in charge of the arrangements. Sharon K. Fehrs was born on June 2, 1941 in Cushing, NE to Louis and Annabelle (Reiken) Hansen. The family moved to the Timber Creek area in Nance County when she was a young girl. She was baptized with her siblings on June 8, 1947 at Peace Lutheran Church in the Timber Creek area. She was confirmed on April 3, 1955 at Peace Lutheran. She attended rural Timber Creek District 7 grade school and attended and graduated from Belgrade High School in 1959. Sharon and John Fehrs were married at Peace Lutheran on October 17, 1964. They were blessed with three sons, Troy, Steve and David. They operated the family farm until January, 1972, when they moved to Norfolk. Sharon worked at Vishay (Dale) Electronics. She then did cleaning and clerked at Century Lumber. She also operated a house cleaning service. She then worked at consignment stores- the 2nd Act and Corner Closet until she retired. After retirement, she enjoyed quilting, needle point and cross stitch before her health began to fail. Sharon was a member of the Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Norfolk since they arrived in 1972, and the Quilting Club. Sharon is survived by her husband John Fehrs of Norfolk, sons Troy (Kymm) Fehrs of St. Louis, MO, Steven (Melissa) Fehrs of Norfolk, David (Monica) Fehrs of Sioux Falls, SD, 4 grandchildren Morgan, Jack, Katelyn, and Amber Fehrs, 2 step-grandsons Brian and Paul Kowert, 5 step-great grandchildren, brother Norman (Edna) Hansen of Colby, KS, sisters-in-law Janet Hansen of Seward, Angie Hansen of Fullerton, many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Vernon and Lloyd, sisters Eva (Don) Fitzgerald, Arlene Ann (D.D.) Hamel, and Ona (Dean) Foland. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials may be given to Lutheran High Northeast, Orphan Grain Train, or Peace Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.