Sharon K. Kniola

May 20th, 1941 - September 28th, 2024

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My heart goes out to each member of the Kniola family as well as their community of friends and acquaintances. At the same time my mind is flooded with so many special memories. Sherry, or as I affectionately referred to her, Mrs. Kniola, was my kindergarten teacher and deserves much credit for starting myself, as well as so many others, on a path that would make us into who we are today. I absolutely remember with fondness learning about the weather, crying wolf, and countless other super useful items as my class sat 'Indian-style' (sorry, it was the 70's) in a circle in her class. I also had the good fortune of being roughly the same age as Kathy, so I went to school and worked with some of the Kniolas. I can attest that Mrs. (and Mr.) Kniola were successful professionally as well as personally. The Kniola family is a kind, caring, thoughtful, and fun group. Each time I ran into the Mr. and Mrs., they treated me with such kindness, even after not speaking with them for decades as my journey took me away from Stevensville. Sherry remembered my name and each of my siblings by name, even after 25+ years without contact! I could pick any number of memories to share, but one of my favorites was also my most recent. This past winter, I bumped into Sherry and Denny having a meal and per usual they happily engaged me in conversation. I hadn't realized (or didn't remember 😆) that Mrs. Kniola had gone to WMU, my alma mater as well. We both broke out into song, belting out the Bronco fight song, word for word, in perfect pitch. Well, maybe not perfect pitch, but it was a memory I will cherish forever. Loving thoughts to all who got to share her life.