Sharon Uphoff

Sharon Ann Carlin, daughter of Edward and Vivian (Corcoran) Carlin, was born July 10, 1939 at Morris, Minnesota. She grew up in the Herman area, and began her schooling at St. Mary's School in Morris. She later attended school in Hoffman, graduating in 1957. On January 24, 1959, she was united in marriage to Arthur Uphoff at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Herman. The couple made their home in the Herman area, where they farmed their entire married life. Arthur died on April 25, 1987. Following his death, Sharon moved to Morris where she worked as a homemaker, nursing assistant and a waitress over the years. In 1997, poor health prevented Sharon from working any longer. In 2002, she was diagnosed with cancer, and has battled that disease since that time. Regardless of her health condition, Sharon always found the energy to be a grandmother and cherished every minute spent with her five grandchildren.



Sharon was a member of Assumption Catholic Church in Morris, and was previously a member of St. Theresia's Catholic Church in Donnelly. She has also been an active member of the Morris American Legion Auxiliary. Some of her other interests included fishing, cooking, baking, gardening, working on crafts and spending time with her family.



Sharon died on Sunday, March 12, 2006 at the Stevens Community Medical Center in Morris, having lived to reach the age of 66 years.



She is survived by two children: Lynn (Dan) Donner of Echo and Todd (Jennifer) Uphoff of Queen Creek, AZ; five grandchildren: Anthony Donner, Miranda Donner, Ethan Donner, Jordan Uphoff and Skylar Uphoff; two brothers: Edward (Beverly) Carlin of Sandstone and Eugene (Joyce) Carlin of Brooklyn Park; two sisters: JoAnn (Tom) Jacobson of Morton and Darlene (Henning) Awsumb of Donnelly, as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; three sisters: Carol Carlin, LaVonne Tellinghausen and MaDonna Davidson and one brother, Peter Carlin.