Sharon K. Karenke, 79 of Lynn Center, IL, died Tuesday, November 5, 2019, at her home. Graveside services are 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 11, 2019, in the Cable, Illinois Cemetery. Visitation is from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at Peterson Wallin Knox Funeral Home in Alpha. Memorials may be left to the Henry County Human Society and online condolences can be made at www.petersonwallinknox.com.
She was born on October 2, 1940, in Sherrard, IL to Leslie and Marjorie McNeil Snyder. Sharon attended Sherrard schools. She married Dale O. Karenke on March 30, 1963, in Colona, IL. He died on January 4, 2013. Sharon was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing, camping, mushroom hunting. Survivors include: one daughter: Rebecca (Kenneth) Fuller of Lynn Center, IL; 3 grandsons: James (Amy) Fuller of Moline, IL; Jeremiah (Barbie) Fuller of Andover, IL; Jacob (Ashley) Fuller of Cambridge, IL; 5 great-grandchildren: Kaine; Brianna; Keegan; Everly; Olivia; one brother: Marion Snyder of Knoxville, TN; several nieces and nephews. Her parents; husband; and one sister: Mary Jean preceded her in death.