Sharon Myrtle Minett Heard obituary submitted
Sharon Myrtle Heard was born January 6th, 1935 to Morris and Olive (Alwin) Minett on a farm near Ruthton, Murray County, MN.She was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at the Methodist Church in Ruthton.On March 23rd, 1959 Sharon married Merle Heard at the Ruthton Methodist Church and they made their home on a farm near Lake Wilson.She was a member of the Lake Wilson Methodist Church where she was very active over the years.On Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 Sharon died at the Tyler Medical Center at the age of 72.
Sharon is survived by her son, Patrick (Alice) Heard of Lake Wilson, MN; one daughter, Donna (Joel) Van Damme of Russell, MN; nine grandchildren, Curt, Dale, and Mike Heard, Jamie, Josh and Jessica Bakker and Alyson, Derek and Andy Peterson; one sister, Audrey (Lloyd) Reichstadt of Flagstaff, AZ; two brothers, Jerry (Karen) Minett and Dean Minett, both of Ruthton, MN; two sisters-in-law, Mary Heard of Pipestone, MN and Maxine Heard of Brooklyn Park, MN; one brother-in-law, Marvin (Laura) Heard of Woodstock, MN; many nieced, nephews and cousins.
Her parents and her husband, Merle, preceded her in death.