Sharon Kay (Shepherd) Grosse
(1941 - 2020)
Obituary
Sharon Kay (Shepherd) Grosse, 79,
passed away on March 22, 2020. She was born on January 4, 1941 in
Newton, KS to William Woodrow Shepherd and Kathryn Marie (Diringer)
Shepherd. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. She
attended Newton schools and graduated from Newton High School in
1959. Sharon was an exceptional secretary and her career consisted of
positions for Axtell Clinic, Peabody School District and Baker
Furniture and Carpet. She was a nursing service secretary at Axtell
Christian Hospital, which later became Newton Medical Center, as well
as Friendly Acres Nursing Home where she retired in 1996. People have
said she could type as fast as lightning. Sharon married Jack LaVern
Grosse in Newton on July 21, 1962. To this union two children were
born. Kenneth LaVern Grosse and Julia Kay (Grosse) Ensminger. Sharon
is survived by her daughter Julia of Peabody, granddaughter, Taylor
(Kim) Ensminger of Wichita, McKenzie Ensminger of Peabody. Siblings;
Stan (Verdeene) Shepherd of Kansas City, MO, Ellen (Lynn) Richards of
Lee Summit, MO, Lucretia (Ron) Peterson of Wichita, and Steve (Karla)
Shepherd of Wichita, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Jack, her son, Kenneth,
granddaughter, Bailey Rae Ensminger, her parents, brother, Merlin
Shepherd. Visitation Thursday, March 26, 2020 from 6-8 at Baker
Funeral Home Peabody. Graveside 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2020 at
Prairie Lawn Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Luke Living
Center.
