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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271197
Title: Sharon A. Zander
Date: 11/28/1940-5/6/2023
Inscription/Marks: 11/28/1940
Summary: Sharon Ann Zander, 82, died peacefully May 6, 2023, at CHI St. Alexius surrounded by her loving children. Mass of Christian burial was held May 11, 2023, at Corpus Christi Church, Bismarck, ND. Interment was at the Mandan Union Cemetery, Mandan, ND. Sharon was born November 28, 1940, in Mandan, the eldest daughter of Thomas and Eva (Gress) Pope. She was raised and educated in Mandan where she graduated from Mandan High School in 1958. Sharon met the love of her life, Jerry Zander, as a freshman in high school and they began their life journey as husband and wife on October 26, 1960, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mandan. Sharon furthered her education in cosmetology, becoming the family’s hairdresser for many years. She maintained her license past the age of 80. She was also an amazing seamstress. She sewed clothes for herself as well as for family, including holiday dresses and elaborate Halloween costumes for her grandchildren. Her most rewarding career was taking care of her family. Sharon’s most endearing quality was her selflessness. Time and again she put her family’s needs above her own. The light of her life was her four grandchildren, for whom she provided the most loving day care imaginable. She was extremely proud of each one and loved them dearly. Sharon is survived by her two children, Nancy (Gene) Walker and Stacy (Wendy) Zander; four grandchildren, Brock Walker (fiancée Caylie), Mason Walker, Sarah (Thomas) Krieger, and Jack Zander; three sisters, Anita Baillie, Laura Pope (Larry) Anderson, and Laine Pope; twosisters-in-law, Sharon (Dave) Geiger and Beverly (Don) Satnan; brother-in-law, Bruce Zander; and several special nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of nearly 50 years, Jerry (2010); brother, Robert Pope; and her parents.
Red ID: FND_I_78684 Image ID: 557624 Image Notes: FND001 271197

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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