Sharon Elaine Whicker, 75, a longtime resident of Warsaw, passed away just after 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, in her home.
Sharon was born Aug. 16, 1942, in Wakarusa. She was one of three children born of Arthur and Vera Shelton Pippenger.
Sharon graduated from Warsaw High School with the class of 1960. On Oct. 9, 1960, she was united in marriage to Charles “Joe” Whicker. Sharon and Joe, the love of her life, would share 57 years together prior to his passing on Jan. 23, 2012.
Sharon was a homemaker who enjoyed being a mom. She enjoyed puzzles, reading and crafts. She loved IU and was “cut-throat” at any games, even beating out her grandchildren at games like Chutes and Ladders. She also loved playing euchre with her cousins.
For many years, Sharon and her husband vacationed in Michigan’s UP and traveled to California each spring.
She attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church for many years. She loved her roles as wife, mother and grandmother; life was all about family for Sharon.
A list of Sharon’s closest family includes her two daughters, Amy (husband Greg) Barry, Warsaw, and Linda (fiancé Aaron Bice) Boeshart, Huntington Beach, Calif.; son, Joe (wife Charlotte) Whicker, Elkhart; three grandchildren: Elly Boeshart, Huntington Beach; Miranda (fiancé Shawn Bowen) Whicker, Munster; and Erin Boeshart, Huntington Beach; and a brother, Jay (wife Janice) Pippenger, Warsaw.
Sharon was preceded in passing by her husband, Joe Whicker, and sister, Janice Frederickson.
Friends and family will gather to share memories from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Jan. 25, at Titus Funeral Home, 2000 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw. A funeral service will follow, beginning at noon, in the funeral home, with burial in Warsaw’s Oakwood Cemetery.
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Memorials to the American Heart Association, 208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60604.
To send condolences, visit www.TitusFuneralHome.com.
