Margaret June Sharrow

Jun 21, 1930 -

Sep 2, 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Margaret June Sharrow on Sept. 2, 2025, at the age of 95. She passed peacefully in her sleep at the Thomas Center for Senior Leadership with her son Steven nearby.

Margaret was born in Holly, Mich., on June 21, 1930. She started her early years on the farm of her parents and her six siblings. They were all educated in a one-room schoolhouse until their high school years. She attended and graduated from nursing school in Lansing, Mich., in September 1951.

Following her wanderlust that continued through her entire life, she and two of her fellow graduates packed up their belongings in an old Studebaker and traveled the Alcan Highway to start their nursing career in Palmer, Alaska.

In 1952, she met a strapping young soldier, Bill Sharrow, who was stationed in Alaska during the Korean War. She would marry him in July 1955 and start a nearly 70-year partnership. They moved to Anchorage, Alaska, prior to the birth of their third son and, with the exceptions of few trips to the Lower 48 for Bill's military career, would remain there the rest of their lives.

Margaret was passionate about her faith and would be heavily involved with the church for her entire life. A caring and empathetic person, she helped with social outreach, pastoral care, grief counseling and always had time for anyone who needed a caring ear.

She leaves behind Duane, her surviving brother; countless nieces and nephews; three sons, David, Philip and Steven; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Along with her family, she leaves behind a close religious community. To know her was to love her.

A celebration of her life will be held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at 4 p.m. A reception will follow at the adjacent Waldron Hall.

Services will be available on Zoom: https://godsview.zoom.us/j/94031891877; or our usual GodsView.org service livestream: https://www.godsview.org/live/.

Donations are requested, in lieu of flowers, to "The Endowment for the Thomas Center" c/o St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 222 E Tudor Rd., Anchorage, AK 99507; or to "The St. Mary's Outreach Fund" c/o St. Mary's Episcopal Church.