Sharon Snitker

Monday, December 4, 2017 2:45 pm

Our amazing wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Sharon Snitker, 75, of Waukon, peacefully went to join her family in heaven, surrounded by her loving family here on earth, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. Services were at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, at Glenwood Lutheran Church in Decorah, with Rev. Stacey Nalean – Carlson officiating. Organist was Lane Rich. Hymns were “Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me,” “Beautiful Savior,” “My Shepherd, You Supply My Need” and “I Know That My Redeemer Lives!” Casket bearers were Sharon’s grandchildren. Interment was at Glenwood East Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Decorah.

Sharon Lee (Wickham) Snitker was born Oct. 31, 1942, in Postville, the daughter of Fay and Lucille (Jones) Wickham. Sharon was raised by her parents in Postville. She was baptized and confirmed at Community Presbyterian Church in Postville. She attended grade school in Castalia and graduated from Postville High School with the class of 1960. She was united in marriage to Grant Snitker Sr. June 8, 1963. The couple initially made their home in Castalia for 10 years until moving to the family farm in Waukon in the fall of 1973. They farmed the land and raised beef, hogs and chickens. Here, they also raised two children, Grant Jr. and Brian and welcomed their six grandchildren. In the early years Sharon also worked as a bank teller at Ossian State Bank, as the bookkeeper for her family business when they owned the Decorah Sales Commission and for a small period of time at the Vesterheim Museum and Pinnacle. Sharon was a woman of strong Christian faith and a member of the Glenwood Lutheran Church. She enjoyed being an active member at Church, where she did everything from cleaning to serving as the treasurer for many years. She Enjoyed cooking, reading, family vacations, video poker, playing Pictionary with her grandchildren, playing golf barefoot back in the day, watching golf and Iowa sports on TV and especially spoiling her six grandchildren. Most of all, she loved spending time with family and friends. Sharon was well known to have a “sweet tooth” which was always a treat for anyone that entered the front door. The candy dishes were always full. From chocolate cake that melted in your mouth to peanut brittle to toffee to potato salad to meatballs or even 10 lb. bags of snack mix, you never went hungry at Sharon’s house.

Sharon is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Grant Sr.; two sons, Grant Jr. “Pete” (Paula) Snitker, Owatonna, Minn. and Brian (Karen) Snitker, Oskaloosa; six grandchildren: Trevor, Samuel, Colin, Sarah, Mya and Griffin special friend, Kara Schulte; brothers and sisters-in-law: Gary (Nancy) Snitker, Gale (Janie) Snitker, Judy (Fred) Barnhouse, Karen (Sonnie) Ashbacher, Sandy (Leon) Felke, Karla (Terry) Fisher, Greg (Mary) Snitker, Patti (Rick) Hughes, Gordon (Mary Moen) Snitker and Phyllis Wickham.

Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, Fay Wickham and Lucille Anderson; brother, Frank Wickham; brothers and sisters-in-law: Katheryn Vaupel, Janet (Clark) Larson and Gorman Snitker; step-father, Rodney Anderson.