Middleton - Sharon L. (Jones) Grimes, 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Sharon was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on April 16, 1938.

Sharon attended Villa Maria Academy in Frontenac, Minn. She played basketball and loved learning from and living with the Ursuline Sisters of Central Providence and her fellow classmates. She later attended the University of Minnesota.

Sharon moved to Los Angeles where she got a job at Honeywell. She met her future husband, Donald L. Grimes, and they were married in 1963. Sharon and Don were blessed with the birth of their children, Jennifer A. (Grimes) Baillies in 1965 and John C. Grimes in 1966. The Grimes family lived in numerous places across the United States before eventually settling in Madison, Wis., in 1980.

Sharon attended Edgewood College and earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing and loved being a registered nurse. She made many lifelong friends through Villa Maria, Edgewood College, and Attic Angel Assisted Living.

Sharon was a funny, kind, caring, and beautiful person both inside and out. She loved being social, especially going to theatrical events with her friends and backyard concerts with her neighbors and would rarely turn down a lunch or dinner date with “the girls.” She also enjoyed shopping, spending time with family, going for walks, and admiring nature’s beauty.

Sharon is survived by her two children, Jennifer (Jeffery) Baillies of Oregon, Wis., and John (Jennifer) Grimes of Portland, Ore.; grandchildren, Paige and Jack Baillies and Phoebe and Greta Grimes; brother, Terry (Cindy) Jones; sisters, Marybeth (Micheal) Mailie and Jeri Ann Hardin (Todd); and many loved cousins, nieces and nephews.

Sharon was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Grimes; mother, Collette (Schwebach) Hardin; and father, Charles Jones.

A celebration of life will be held at GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL AND CREMATION CARE, 7435 University Ave., Middleton, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2024. Greetings/visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m., with an hors d’oeuvre social to follow.

Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson West

Funeral & Cremation Care

7435 University Ave.

(608) 831-6761

Sharon L. Grimes

April 16, 1938 - February 14, 2024

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