Sharon K. Boyer's Obituary
On July 12, 2021 we lost our mother, sister, grandmother and friend. Sharon K. (DeLano) Boyer passed over to the next part of her journey. She was, and we are, comforted with the thought of heaven being her next stop where she will reunite with those she loved and lost. We mourn and are also relieved that she is no longer suffering.
Sharon was born on October 2, 1941. She hoped to make it to age 80, but just couldn’t quite get there. We will quietly honor her 80th for her when it arrives. Sharon was born in Muskegon, MI and lived her life in Muskegon and Fruitport. She is survived by her 3 children, Tammy DeBoer (Jim) of Chicago, Dean Goode of Muskegon and Beth Heeres (Mark) of Muskegon and lastly, she is survived by her younger sister Jane Erickson (David) of Muskegon. She leaves 5 grandchildren, 3 nieces and nephews and a great grandson. She was also close to her cousin Richard Blakely (Sue) and their 4 children.
Sharon married Spike Boyer in a Las Vegas ceremony. Try as we might, we couldn’t convince them to be married by an Elvis impersonator! But get married they did, and Spike was the love of her life, having been high school sweethearts. It took them a long time to make their way back to each other, but they finally did. Spike preceded her in death, leaving us in 2008 after being with her for 24 years.
She is also preceded in death by her mother, Virginia Mildred Smith and stepfather Edgar Blakely, her father, Paul DeLano, who died when she was 12, her brothers, Jerry DeLano and Curtis DeLano, and her nephew, Paul DeLano.
Sharon was an animal lover. To her last hours Animal Planet was the station she watched for hours. She was a bird watcher and managed to lure hummingbirds to her window for years. She had a tremendous green thumb and until the last she tended plants and flowers and coaxed things to bloom that others couldn’t. Her children inherited her love of gardening, though they hated all of the picking, peeling, husking, pitting and sorting required to can and freeze everything Sharon could get her hands on when they were kids. Little did we know the seeds were planted in our hearts to love growing flowers as she did. She also loved all kinds of music, especially Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin and the Statler Brothers.
Sharon worked at Norge and Consumers Power. After her children were grown, she became a medical transcriptionist and worked at Hackley Hospital until she retired in 2008 to take care of Spike, who was battling pancreatic cancer.
In lieu of a service, the family is having a private gathering. If you would like to make a donation in honor of Sharon, please donate to Kindred Hospice or The Muskegon Humane Society. Light a candle, listen to a song, hug someone you love in gratitude that they are still with you. These are things Sharon would love. Arrangements by The Lee Chapel of Sytsema Funeral & Cremation Services, 6291 S. Harvey St., Norton Shores, MI 49444. Please feel free to share a memory with the family on their online guestbook at www.sytsemafh.com.
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