Sharon Lee Airhart
December 28, 2020
Sharon Lee Airhart
Des Moines, Iowa
Sharon Airhart, age 77, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 28, 2020 at Azria Health Park Place in Des Moines. She was born the daughter of Charles and Mary (Hughes) Strait on March 6, 1943 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Sharon graduated from North High School in 1961. Sharon married Steve on December 28, 1992. Sharon was a bookkeeper at Napa, and then she graduated from Iowa School of Beauty and began working at Judy’s Hair Salon in Ankeny. Many of her grandkids received their first haircuts from grandma. Sharon had a passion for the outdoors and loved to camp all over with her family. She and her husband loved to go for walks, especially at Saylorville Dam and enjoyed seeing the leaves change colors.
Those left to cherish her memory include her loving husband of 28 years, Steve; sons, Randy Johnson (Jodi Couchman) and Russ Johnson (Tina Overton); stepchildren, Tracy Airhart, Jenny (Gina) Starr, and Nick (Molly) Airhart; brother, Steve Strait; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and other loving family members.
Sharon was preceded in death by her parents; and grandson, Cameron Palmer.
Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2021 at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Des Moines. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Condolences may be expressed at: www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Carole Stevenson
01/07/2021
steve so sorry for your loss.Sharon and i had some good times when we were young and keep in touch with each other all these years.RIP dear friend
Kay Albright Gwinn
01/03/2021
We started kindergarten together at Casady then on to Washington Irving Jr. High and we Graduated as Polar Bears from North High. Had many fun times. Met up with Carole at North and stayed in touch some, since those days. Carole and I took Sharon to Chucks Pizza and movies after she could no longer drive. Sharon and I went to Mercy Wellness Center to swim and her favorite in the exercise room was the stationary incumbant bike. She would have stayed on it all day I think. Of course we went to lunch after that. Think our favorite hangouts growing up were Riverview Amusement Park, teen dances, Birdland Swimming Pool and Sargents Cafe. High School it was Shake and Steak Playboys on Ingersol and scooping the loop downtown Des Moines and a "few" parties. She had a fine Mercury then. We participated in a few drag races on Valley Drive. Ah the good old days! Miss those days with Sharon. She is on to better things now! I will see Sharon again because she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior many years ago.
Doreen and Ken Berg
01/02/2021
Our deepest sympathy Steve and family.
Nancy Luckenbill
01/02/2021
Randy & Rusty,
I am hurt to hear your mother.... my friend is gone. I have known you all since you were little boys, and will say she loved you more than any mother could love! She was always a good friend to me!!
Please know We All Are going to miss this wonderful lady!
With Loving Thoughts, Nancy