Sharon Barbara Roberts of Endicott, NY, our beloved “Auntie”, died on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the age of 86.
She was predeceased by her grandmother, Verna “Nana” Duffy; her parents, Sidney and Margaret Roberts; her nephew, Monti Lee Roberts; her cousins, Phala Harper, Betty Harper, and Gene Cannava; and many companion animal friends that she loved over the years. She is survived by her siblings, Bernie (Marilyn) Roberts of Jacksonville, FL, and Lynne (Edward) Dzupinka of Endicott, NY, her nieces and nephews, Rick (Cathy) Roberts, Charles Roberts, Sharon (Brian) Smith, Tricia (Doug) Lynn, Jennifer (Paul) Martin, and Christopher Roberts; her grandnieces and grandnephews, Dawn (John - Kinsley, Brady) Wiggins, Benjamin Smith, Samuel Smith, Bryce Lynn, and Karly Lynn; her cousins, Karl Davis, Leslie (Rick) Jenks, Rachael (Jason – Haley, Cooper, Tucker) Smith, Joshua (Faith – Eliana, Chelsey, Ashley) Jenks, and Jordan (Brianne – Savannah) Jenks.
Sharon was born in Taylor, PA. Her family moved to Endicott, NY in 1945. She graduated from Union Endicott High School in 1953. In her professional career she worked in bookkeeping, banking, and tax preparing, before finding her true calling as a nurse – graduating from Broome Community College at the age of 59. Her many years with her work family at Dr. Blom’s office in Binghamton inspired her to pursue this path. She always said that her years in nursing at General Hospital were the most professionally fulfilling of her life. She retired from nursing at the age of 76.
In her leisure time she loved travelling – to New York City for shopping and theater, up and down the East Coast from Maine to Florida to visit family and friends, and twice to her ancestral homeland of England and Wales. She was an avid fan of baseball and hockey, always cheering for her teams, the Yankees and Rangers. However what brought her the most joy in life was her family. Her limitless generosity will be remembered by all who knew and loved her. We will miss her wisdom, her wit, her many stories of our family’s history, and the taste of her delicious Welsh cookies hot off the griddle.
In honor of her wishes, cremation has taken place and a private family memorial gathering was held. If you wish to make a donation in remembrance of Sharon, please consider The Broome County Dog Shelter, 110 Cutler Pond Rd. Binghamton, NY 13905.
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