Sharon E. Gerold, age 64, of New Prague, died unexpectedly as a result of complications from cancer therapy at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis on Saturday, September 23, 2023 with her family at her side. Sharon was born on January 30, 1959 in Springfield, Illinois to Kenneth and Anna (Morrison) Jarrard. She grew up in Pleasant Plains, Illinois and graduated from Pleasant Plains High School. Shortly after high school she followed her sister to Minnesota, where she married and though the marriage would dissolve, it gave her one of her greatest of life’s blessings, her three daughters. Sharon lived for her family and she greeted being a grandmother with the same love and enthusiasm that she had when she embraced motherhood. She loved volleyball, having played it in high school, and now avidly followed her granddaughter at her volleyball games. Throughout her life, Sharon also loved horses and horseback riding and found fulfillment in working with a disabled child in equestrian therapy. She was currently employed as a background investigator for SMSC (Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community). Lung cancer dealt her a blow and she was fighting it with the same determination that she used facing other challenges in life. Her unconditional love and kindness has left a hole in the hearts of her family.

Sharon is survived by her daughters, Amanda Gerold of Minneapolis, Rachel (Jake) Berg of Montgomery, Melissa Gerold of New Prague; grandchildren, Kalyne, Hanna, Nora, & Cooper; siblings, Janet Matrisch of Illinois, Gary (Kathy) Jarrard of Illinois, Kathy Gerold of Minneapolis, Karen Bricker of Illinois; many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Dennis Jarrard.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.