Obit: Orheim, Sharon Kae (1939 - 2022)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Orheim, Radiker, Jenness, Strohkirch, Serocki, Duffy, Van Ert, McLain, Losiewicz, Hmielak, Larson, Johnson

----Source: Cuddie Funeral Home (Greenwood, Clark Co., WI) 6/24/2022

Orheim, Sharon Kae (28 April 1939 – 23 June 2022)

Sharon K. Orheim, 83, of Thorp, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at House of the Dove in Marshfield.

Sharon Kae Jenness was born on April 28, 1939, in Ladysmith, to Elwood L. and Elinor (Radiker) Jenness. She was raised and received her education in Thorp, graduating from Thorp High School in 1957. After high school, Sharon was united in marriage to Alfred G. "Fritz" Orheim on June 8, 1957, in Ingram. They resided in Sheldon and Ingram, before finally returning to Thorp in 1967. She was a waitress at the Dairy Bar for several years, and then worked for Dr. Melcher and Dr. Sprague in the Optometry office for more than 30 years. She retired in 2009.

In her spare time, Sharon loved being with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, crocheting, plants, especially her African Violets, her trips to the casino, the Wednesday night card club, her trips with her sisters, and lunch with the "Lunch Ladies."

She will be dearly missed by her six daughters: Cheryl (Scott) Strohkirch of Owen, Becky (Mark) Serocki of Thorp, Linda (Patrick) Duffy of Panama City Beach, FL, Deborah Van Ert of Chippewa Falls, Amanda (Jeff) McLain of Mission Viejo, CA, and Laurie (Gary) Losiewicz of Thorp; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and one on the way; two sisters: Nancy Hmielak of Thorp and Pam (Paul) Larson of Altoona; nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Sharon was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Alfred, on August 22, 1998; one son, Jeffrey W. Orheim on November 12, 1973; and one brother: Arlin Jenness on October 20, 2021.

A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 8, 2022, in East Thorp Cemetery, with Rev. Leo Johnson officiating. A Celebration of Life will follow for Sharon at Cindy's, in Thorp, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.