Sharon J. La Mar 1943-2009

Sharon J. La Mar, 65 of Manson, went home to be with her Savior Jesus Christ after an extended illness on May 15th, 2009. Sharon was born in Wenatchee on July 29th , 1943 to Norman and Anita Coon. She grew up in Wenatchee and graduated from high school there in 1961. During her years in Wenatchee she was heavily involved in music and drama, and was an Apple Blossom Princess for the 1961 festival. She attended Washington State University where she was a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority, along with numerous music and drama groups, and she was selected as College Queen for the Pacific Northwest,. Sharon met her future husband, Edward La Mar, while attending WSU, and the two were married on June 22, 1963. After some time in the Mukilteo and Everett area, Edd and Sharon settled in the Lake Chelan valley in 1969 and moved to Manson in 1971. Their family grew with the addition of their two children Brett and Amy. Sharon quickly became entrenched in the music and drama community in Lake Chelan, directing choir for the Chelan Methodist Church and many other community functions. She was one of the founding members of the Lake Chelan Bach Festival, and a board member of Chelan Valley Players. Edd and Sharon started their family business, Lake Chelan Building Supply, in 1979 in Manson, and added a branch in Chelan in 1993. Sharon was very involved in her community, including: PEO, Lake Chelan Hospital Guild, Community Choir, JC Wives, Manson Apple Blossom Festival, Little League Boys and Girls Baseball, Cub Scouts, Bluebirds, along with many others. In 1992 Sharon was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer, at that time she was given a very short time to live. Never one to look at the odds, Sharon tackled her disease like all things in her life, head on. For 12 years she was pronounced cancer free much to the amazement of her doctors. In 2004 her cancer returned, and she resumed her courageous fight to the end. She was an avid supporter and participant in all forms of music and drama, making yearly solo appearances in the Lake Chelan Bach Fest, as well as numerous Chelan Valley Players productions. She and Edd were also long time members of the Columbia Choral. For the past several years Sharon and Edd traveled south to Arizona in the winters where they were involved in the Choir, and she was a soloist and guest director at the Gold Canyon Methodist Church. Locally Sharon helped direct many community choirs for the Manson Apple Blossom Festival, and was a frequent soloist in weddings, and funerals. For the past 30 years she has been the Choir director and involved in the music at North Shore Bible Church, were she directed the choir this past Sunday, Mothers day, May 10th , 2009.
Sharon is survived by her husband Edd, son Brett and wife Sheri La Mar, and daughter Amy Dobbs and husband Doug. Sharon was a proud Grandmother of four grandchildren Mitchell Dobbs, Alyssa La Mar, Bryce La Mar, and Sydney Dobbs. She was also survived by her mother Anita Coon, sister Karen Viebrock, and brother Rick Coon and his wife Rose, and brother in law Andy La Mar, along with numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in her death by her father Norman Coon, and sister Colleen Kay Coon.
Funeral services will be Wednesday May 27st at 2pm at North Shore Bible Church in Manson with Pastor Craig Rayment. Interment will follow at Fraternal Cemetery in Chelan. Memorials can be made to the Lake Chelan Bach Festival or Chelan Valley Players. The Family would like to give a special thanks to Hazel Conyers and Sam Morrison for their help and caring love for Sharon.