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Sharon K. Mennen

TRUMAN — Services for Sharon K. Mennen, 75, of Truman, Minn., will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. A private family burial will be held at a later date in the Lakeside Cemetery, Fairmont.

Sharon passed away Tuesday evening, Dec. 13, 2016, at the Truman Senior Living Home in Truman. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at Lakeview Funeral Home.

Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Fairmont is assisting the family with arrangements.

Sharon Kay (Behrens) Mennen was born Dec. 21, 1940, in Fairmont, Minn., the daughter of Edward and Ruth (Johansen-Peterson) Behrens. She was baptized and later confirmed on April 11, 1954, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Fairmont. Sharon received her education from the Fairmont public school system. She would go on to earn her practical nursing degree on July 15, 1963, from the American Institute of Practical Nursing in Chicago, Ill.

Sharon was united in marriage to Richard “Punk” Mennen on Sept. 10, 1967, at the Little Brown Church in Nisswa, Iowa. Together, the couple made their home in Fairmont before moving to the farm near Truman in 1974. Sharon and Punk were blessed with two children, Devin and Sara.

Sharon loved living in the country and tending to her flower gardens. She had a special place in her heart for cats and treasured time spent listening to Elvis Presley music.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband, Richard “Punk” Mennen of Truman, Minn.; son, Devin Mennen of Fairmont, Minn.; daughter, Sara Mennen and significant other, Bryce Tillman, of Mankato, Minn.; sister-in-law, Helen Behrens of Fairmont, Minn.; brother-in-law, Bob (Diane) Mennen of Truman, Minn.; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Ruth Behrens; sister, Eleanor Hamelau; two brothers, James and Robert Behrens; and two brothers-in-law, Martin Hamelau and Roy Mennen.

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