Joy Sharp

Joy Darlene Sharp, 82, of Sioux City, formerly of Worthington Minn., passed away on Dec. 6, 2016, at a local nursing home facility surrounded by family.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Sunrise Retirement Community Chapel, with Chaplain Jon Moravec officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the community chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home.
Joy, the daughter of Everett and Mildred (Fernen) Powell, was born on Jan. 27, 1934, in Chamberlain, S.D. She was raised on a farm in rural Valentine, Neb., before moving to South Sioux City at the age of 10. Following graduation from South Sioux City Schools in 1951, she attended business school.
While working at Swift's Poultry, she met and later married, Norman "Slim" Sharp on April 10, 1952. They made their home in South Sioux City, then Sioux City before moving to St. Paul, Minn. for a short time then transferring to Worthington in 1964. They lived in the same house for 45 years before returning to Sioux City in 2009 to be close to their three children. Slim preceded her in death on Aug. 14, 2011.
She worked as a bookkeeper in Sioux City until her children were born. She was a stay at home mom and babysat neighborhood children until their youngest began school. She then returned to bookkeeping working at Phil Gas Propane, District 518 Superintendent's Office and Duba Sheet Metal all in Worthington. Then worked with her husband, Slim, as custodians before they both retired.
Joy loved being involved in church activities, starting at Church of All Nations in the South Bottoms part of Sioux City, then 45 years at First United Methodist Church in Worthington. When they moved back to Sioux City, her family joined Grace United Methodist Church. Her hobbies included many crafts such as knitting, crocheting and plastic canvas where she even had Slim join in and help. They also enjoyed bowling, playing cards, camping, fishing, walking the mall with friends, exercising and listening to music, especially good ol' gospel music.
She is survived by her two sons, Dennis and his special friend, Lucy Borchgrevink, Steven, and daughter, Louanne (Doc) Zortman, all of Sioux City; six grandchildren, Kurt Sharp (Karen) of Jordan, Minn., Melisa Sharp of Centerville S.D., Daniel Sharp (Katie) of Kiron, Iowa, Jessa Sharp of Fairfield, Iowa, Austin Ray of Leadville, Colo., and Alicia Ray of McCook Lake S.D.; three stepgrandchildren, Rik (Kellie) Zortman of Avoca, Iowa, Becky Miller (Matt) of Sioux City, and Russ (Jessica) Zortman of Omaha; and 15 great-grandchildren, Kaleb and Kaitlyn Sharp, Zoiie Fuller, Lillian, Sibella and Sophia Sharp, Sady and Natalie Wilson, Ariana Sharp, Robert, Montgomery, Isabella and Jackson Zortman, Austin and Madison Zortman. She is also survived by a brother, George E. Powell (Marie) of Hidden Valley Lake, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her husband; both parents; and one great-grandchild, Armstrong Zortman.