Obituary of Sharon Lee Holy

Sharon Lee (Sharp) Holy, age 70, of Yankton, SD passed away unexpectedly at home early Tuesday, August 06, 2013. Funeral services will be at 2:30 PM, Saturday , August 10, 2013 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Chapel, Yankton, SD with Rev. Velma Larson officiating. Burial will be in the Yankton Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4-7 PM, Friday, August 9, 2013 at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton, SD with the family present. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Gatlin Jensen, Zane Jensen, Michael Darcy, Joe Martian, Bill Bounds, Gary Rittel, and Derek Emery. Sharon was born on November 10, 1942 in Gillette, WY to Sidney Edward and Vione Vivian (LaRue) Sharp. She was raised in Recluse, WY and graduated from Campbell County High School in the Class of 1961. She continued her education at St. John's School of Nursing at Rapid City, SD. In December 1963, she was united in marriage to James Holy and together they had three children: Karla, Karen, and Joe. They lived in Tyndall, SD until 1967 when they moved to Yankton, SD. Sharon was employed by Gurney's Seed and Nursery as a data entry clerk, the original Casey's General Store and was the Switchboard Operator at the South Dakota Human Services Center until she retired. Sharon loved spending quality time with her family and friends, playing pinochle and Bingo a few times a week. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren's sporting events and academic activities. Those who will cherish her memory are her husband, James Holy of Yankton, SD; her children: Karla (Holy) and Leland Jensen of Hoskins, NE, Karen Holy of Yankton, SD, and Joe Holy of Sioux City, IA; grandchildren: Michael Darcy and Patricia Darcy of Yankton, SD, Gatlin Jensen and Zane Jensen of Hoskins, NE, and Joey Holy of Yankton, SD; great granddaughter, Emmalee Darcy of Yankton, SD; sister, Betty Jean Ward of Rio Rancho, NM, and brother, Sidney "Rusty" Sharp of Gillette, WY. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, John Sharp, Sr. "Her warm, caring smile and heart felt laughter will be truly missed by those blessed to have met her. God has called a strong, loving, compassionate, genuine angel home to guide and protect those left behind. Much love to you, Wife, Mother, Sister, Granny, and Mi-ma."