"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints." Psalm 116:15
Sharon Kay Hilterbrand of Salem, Oregon, was called home to be with the Lord on 08 October 2023.
Born in Shenandoah, Iowa, to Gerald and Doris Shippey on 27 May 1942, she moved with her family to Oregon in 1948. She married Claude Roger Hilterbrand in Salem, Oregon, on 08 June 1963 and celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary in 2023. She was a homemaker and a dear mother to two daughters. After giving her heart to Jesus in 1999, she was baptized in the Year 2000. She was a member of People Church in Salem.
Despite severe rheumatoid arthritis contracted in her teen years, she was strong of spirit and abundantly cheerful. She was kind-hearted, loved to laugh, and adored cats. She enjoyed life with her family, loved traveling with them to places far and near around the country, and created beautiful works of cross-stitch art.
She is survived by her husband, Claude (Salem, Oregon); her daughters, Lorina Hilterbrand (Eugene, Oregon) and Karen Cunningham (Coin, Iowa); her brothers, Jerry Shippey (Bend, Oregon) and Michael Shippey (Eugene, Oregon); and her sister, Susan Earl (Brooksville, Florida).
The funeral service will be held at Restlawn Memory Gardens & Funeral Home at 201 Oak Grove Road NW in Salem on Thursday, 26 October 2023, at 1:00 p.m. Pastor Scott Walberg of Peoples Church will officiate.