Sharon Moilanen, age 74, of Sheboygan, crossed over on October 22, 2021. She was born to her parents, Russell and Pearl Etelamaki on November 9, 1946 in northern Michigan. She grew up in Hubbell, graduating from Lake Linden – Hubbell High School in 1964 before attending Bay College and Northern Michigan University.
After her marriage to Stanley Moilanen, they moved to Sheboygan. Sharon was employed by the Village of Kohler in the police department and clerk office for many years.
Sharon is survived by her husband, Stanley; sons, Stanley (Denise Brisebois) Balma and Jason Paulson; granddaughter, Trisha (Branden) Toerpe; grandson, Nicholas (Keri Hetzel) Balma; great-grandson, Rayner Toerpe; sister, Shirley (Roy) Hivola and brothers-in-law, Martin and Harold Moilanen. She is further survived by nieces, nephews and cousins. Sharon is preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Ruth Hiltunen and Lois Wanhala; brother, Paul Etelamaki and brothers-in-law, Clyde and John Moilanen.
Visitation will be held on Friday, October 29, 2021 at Reinbold-Novak Funeral Home, 1535 S. 12th St., Sheboygan, from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice in Sharon’s name.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at the Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinic and Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice for their care of Sharon.
“In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love.”
-Mother Theresa
