Patricia A Sharp

Born Feb 10,1939 in Ohio to parents Oscar & Edith Nelson.

Pat married David Sharp on November 8, 1968 in Lincoln, Nebraska. They were married for 22 years until his death in 1990. David and Pat shared a love of boating and spent weekends at their lake home and on their boat at the Lake of the Ozarks.

With her caring nature, Pat was perfectly suited as a nurse. She began working as an RN in the surgical unit at the Kansas City VA Medical Center and eventually became one of the Hospital Nursing Supervisors. She later joined the Home Care Team making at home visits to disabled veterans. She furthered her training by becoming a Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse (WOCN) for the Medical Center, which she continued until she retired.

Later in life, Pat met Jim Hanert. They shared an interest in boating, but instead of a power boats, Jim introduced Pat to sailing on Lake Michigan. Once the summer was over, they would hit the road in their Class A RV. They visited many National Parks and states out west, stopping to see friends and family along the way. Given Jim’s passion for photography and Pat’s love of scrapbooking, they visually documented each of their road trips with an album that Pat created.

Many family and friends have benefited from Pat’s scrapbooking talents and have receiving personalized birthday or holiday cards over the years. Another hobby of Pat’s was crocheting and cross-stitching, which she gave as gifts to many of her friends.

She considered Kansas City her home and was a Chief’s fan...way before it was cool to be a Chief’s fan. But living half the year in Illinois, she shared Jim’s joy of hockey and became a fan of the Chicago Blackhawks. There’s no surprise that her favorite player was Patrick Sharp, no relation as far as we know.

Next to David, Jim and her cats, Pat’s next love was her Jeep. Over her lifetime, it’s hard to say which there was more of...cats or Jeeps. Pat was so excited to pick-out every last detail...including the camo-color Sarge Green on her most recent Jeep. She had to wait four months for delivery but it was worth it to see the joy on her face every time she hopped up into the driver’s seat and drove off.

Although Pat was an only child and didn’t have a large extended family, she cherished the friendships she made over the years. She had innate ability to make people feel at ease and many have said that she reminded them of an aunt or grandmother. If you were part of her life, she loved you and treated you like family.