In Loving Memory of

Sharon Lee Stoppel

Sharon Stoppel was born on May 29, 1938 on the family farm near Tracy, Minnesota to Harold and Iris Brandt Schoer.  She grew up on the family farm and attended Tracy High School.  On January 5, 1957 She and Robert “Bob” Stoppel were married at Hoiland Lutheran Church in rural Tracy, MN.  Following their marriage they made their home in Garvin until 1960 when they moved to Kansas City, MO for one year, before moving to Glenwood, IA where Sharon worked as a CNA.  They later moved to Spring, TX where they remained until 1999 when they moved to Currie, MN.  Bob passed away on April 3, 2010. Following Bob’s death Sharon moved to Westside Apartment in Slayton and in 2013 she became a resident of the Golden Living Center-Slayton where she passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at the age of 78.  Sharon enjoyed spending time with her family, shopping, gardening, and baking.

Survivors include her two sons and their wives, Greg and Nicole Stoppel of Mineola, IA, and Todd and Susan Stoppel of Slayton, MN; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; four siblings and their spouses, Gary and Ella Schoer of Currie, MN, Lynette and Cliff Deslauriers of Currie, MN, Janice and Ralph Perscher of Williams, OR and Lyle and Linda Schoer of Hartford, SD; one sister-in-law, Cheryl Schoer of Hartford, SD and several nieces and nephews and their families.  She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Robert Stoppel, and two brothers, Larry and Dennis Schoer.

Funeral Services

Totzke Funeral Home in Slayton, MN on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Ted Kunze officiating.  The pallbearers are her grandchildren.  Interment is at Hoiland Lutheran Cemetery rural Tracy, MN.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the Totzke Funeral Home on Saturday.  To send condolences visit totzkefuneralhome.com