Sharon Ann Richards

Sharon Ann Richards, 84, of Forest City, died Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 3, 2016 at Cataldo Schott Funeral Home, 505 North Clark St. Forest City, IA 50436.

A gathering of family and friends will be one hour prior to the services at the funeral home on Saturday.

Private family inurnment of cremains will be held in East Lawn Cemetery in Algona, Iowa

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Sharon Ann Richards memorial fund in care of the family.

Sharon Ann Richards was born April 12, 1932 in Algona, Iowa the daughter of Ernest and Bertha (Shepherd) Godfredson. She attended Algona Schools, graduating in 1951. She was married to Kenneth Richards on January 22, 1953, to this union three children, Bill, Ed and Lori were born.

In her free time, Sharon enjoyed knitting, watching the Chicago Cubs, playing Bingo and spending time with her family and friends. Sharon also enjoyed being a part of the Birthday Club.

She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Sharon is survived by her children, Ed (Joann) Richards of Forest City, Lori (Kevin) Schuver of Laporte, MN; two grandsons, Justin (Brittany) Schuver of Laporte, MN and Jordan (Sarah) Schuver of Laporte, MN; four great-grandchildren, Lily, Jax, Avery and Drake; one sister, Carol Groen of Algona, IA and many other relatives.

Sharon was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth Richards in 1982; son, Bill Richards in 1976 and her brother, Dick Godfredson.