OSAGE CITY, Kan. – Sharon Josephine Stromgren, 83, passed away Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, at Osage Nursing Center, Osage City, Kan. She was born Jan. 16, 1941, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Robert and Ethel Ruth (Jackson) Watson.
Sharon graduated from Osage City Rural High School in 1959. She had lived in and around Osage City all of her life.
On Feb. 23, 1963, Sharon was united in marriage to Dale Stromgren, in Osage City. To this union four children were born, Scott, Gary, Mark and Shirley. Sharon and Dale enjoyed more than 61 years together.
Sharon was a fulltime homemaker and she loved being a farmer’s wife and a mother.
Sharon was preceded in death by her son, Mark Stromgren, Aug. 3, 2022; daughter-in-law, Sharon Bryson-Stromgren; parents, Robert and Ruth; and three of her brothers, Richard Watson, James Watson and Charlie Watson.
Sharon is survived by her husband, Dale Stromgren, of the home; her three children, Scott Stromgren, Gary (Marsha) Stromgren, and Shirley (Tyrel) Buchmeier, all of Osage City; sister, Regina Henry, DeSoto, Texas; brother, John (DeAnn) Watson, Osage City; 10 grandchildren, Jessie Stromgren, Megan (Dylan) Stromgren, Brayton Stromgren, Walker Stromgren, Kyle (Anne) Stromgren, Blake Stromgren, Austin (Chloe) Stromgren, Susan Stromgren, Tyler (Sarah) Hanna and Aaron Hanna; and five great-grandchildren, Kimberly, Madlynn, Myles, Sterling and Stetson.
Graveside memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the Osage City Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, KS 66451. Condolences can be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.
