Vivacious Sharon
May 31, 2020
Sharon had a full, rich life. She had an adventurous spirit and took her joy for living and love for people wherever she went. She made friends quickly with her open friendliness and her easy-going nature. Sharon was a tenacious woman who powered through her diagnosis of MS, making adjustments that enabled her to carry on with gusto.
Though her own career as an opera singer was cut short, she always continued to sing beautifully throughout her life. She supported and helped Ed's singing career, becoming his manager and his biggest fan. They traveled together to many of the places where Ed was engaged to perform, always enjoying the locals and making new friends.
Sharon was a fun mom who fully supported her three kids in whatever interests they showed. She gave them opportunities to travel and become independent at an early age, always trusting the best in them. As "Omi", she was also a loving grandma who bubbled over with ideas and was always ready for games and floor time.
Sharon enjoyed long, deep talks, good movies, and games like Scrabble or cards. She was an amazing cook and baker. Swimming was her favorite form of exercise and she kept doing it through 2007. She loved gardening and all things nature and cosmos.
She made sure that her young family, when living together in Germany, went to visit all of their relatives in the States during the summers when possible. Tebbenkamps, Behms, and Hembrees in Missouri and West Virginia, Sooters in Kansas, Swors in Tennessee. She organized many other family trips, such as a wagon tour through Ireland and many visits to the families of German ancestors, the Lohoefners, in Bielefeld.
Later in life she continued to travel to see each one of her kids and their families and to visit with her family in Missouri.
Sharon's grandchildren and great-grandchildren:
Erich with Arianne had Lola, Jakob, Louis and Gwendolyn in Germany
Brett with John had Sarah and Tatjana in Germany and Santa Barbara, CA. Sarah with Jerrod had Cora, Hayden, and Jane in Oregon.
Mahria with James had Natasha and Aaron in Seattle.
Sharon's brothers and sister and families:
Neil Tebbenkamp (passed away in 1962)
David Tebbenkamp (Justin and Jill)
Rosemary Cowan (Matthew)
Daryl and Rhonda Tebbenkamp (Haley, Sarah, Bryan, Laura)
More to come...
Though her own career as an opera singer was cut short, she always continued to sing beautifully throughout her life. She supported and helped Ed's singing career, becoming his manager and his biggest fan. They traveled together to many of the places where Ed was engaged to perform, always enjoying the locals and making new friends.
Sharon was a fun mom who fully supported her three kids in whatever interests they showed. She gave them opportunities to travel and become independent at an early age, always trusting the best in them. As "Omi", she was also a loving grandma who bubbled over with ideas and was always ready for games and floor time.
Sharon enjoyed long, deep talks, good movies, and games like Scrabble or cards. She was an amazing cook and baker. Swimming was her favorite form of exercise and she kept doing it through 2007. She loved gardening and all things nature and cosmos.
She made sure that her young family, when living together in Germany, went to visit all of their relatives in the States during the summers when possible. Tebbenkamps, Behms, and Hembrees in Missouri and West Virginia, Sooters in Kansas, Swors in Tennessee. She organized many other family trips, such as a wagon tour through Ireland and many visits to the families of German ancestors, the Lohoefners, in Bielefeld.
Later in life she continued to travel to see each one of her kids and their families and to visit with her family in Missouri.
Sharon's grandchildren and great-grandchildren:
Erich with Arianne had Lola, Jakob, Louis and Gwendolyn in Germany
Brett with John had Sarah and Tatjana in Germany and Santa Barbara, CA. Sarah with Jerrod had Cora, Hayden, and Jane in Oregon.
Mahria with James had Natasha and Aaron in Seattle.
Sharon's brothers and sister and families:
Neil Tebbenkamp (passed away in 1962)
David Tebbenkamp (Justin and Jill)
Rosemary Cowan (Matthew)
Daryl and Rhonda Tebbenkamp (Haley, Sarah, Bryan, Laura)
More to come...
