Sharon’s adoptive parents Joseph and Leone Nowak raised Sharon and her four siblings in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to be hardworking and loving people. Sharon became a mom at a young age and exceled at motherhood like she did most things in her life. Sharon met her first husband James, when she was 14 and separated by his death in 1999. She became a hair stylist at 16 and started her own successful salon, Sharon’s Place, in her yearly 30's. She enjoyed becoming great at her craft and all the amazing friends she met along the way. In 1995, Sharon’s first and only grandson Cedric James Addie came along; he was the light of her life. In 2010, Sharon married her soulmate Leonard DeWaelsche; they enjoyed boating, cooking, gardening and birding. In 2011, Sharon had open-heart surgery and due to her health struggles, which included diabetes, dementia and heart failure, she retired in 2014. Late in her life, Sharon found her birth family and was reunited with one of her three birth siblings. Sharon was overjoyed and finally had answers to lifelong questions. Sharon embraced the experience with patience and love. Sharon is survived by husband; Len DeWaelsche of Belleville, daughter; Jaimee (Cedric) Addie of Ann Arbor, and grandson; Cedric James Addie of Royal Oak, sisters; Jean Olds, Patty Schornack, brother; John Nowak and Tony Warren. Nieces Dawn, Denise, Laura, Deanne, Jennifer, Kristen, Shannon, nephews; Allen, Christopher, Shawn, Robert, Jeffery, Steven and Bradly. Sharon is preceded in death by her first husband; James Feese, parents; Joseph and Leone Nowak, and siblings; Michael Nowak, Richard Warren and Ronald Warren and niece; Penny. A funeral mass will be Saturday, June 5, 2001 at 11:00 AM at St. Anthony Catholic Church (409 West Columbia Ave., Belleville, MI 48111) with visitation from 9:30 AM until the time of the service. Please visit www.muehligannarbor.com to leave the family your condolences.
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