Sharon L. Heiman

Sharon was born in Kansas City on September 7, 1942, to Marjorie Frieze Potts and Conrad Potts. She was the first of four children. The family moved to Wichita in 1946 and Sharon grew up here. She graduated from Blessed Sacrament School in 1956 and from Mount Carmel Academy in 1960, where she was the President of the Student Council. She graduated from Kansas State University in 1964. While at K-State, she met her future husband, Richard Heiman of Beloit, Kansas. Sharon and Rich were married at Blessed Sacrament Church in Wichita on June 27, 1964.

The couple began life together in Overland Park, Kansas, where Sharon worked as a librarian for four years. In 1971, they moved to Pasadena, California where Rich became President of Phostoxin, Incorporated (later Sunzone, Inc.). While in California, Sharon and Rich owned and operated a travel agency and Sharon managed their rental properties. They frequently travelled for both business and pleasure to Europe, South America, China and the Caribbean.

When Rich died of a sudden heart attack in 1995, Sharon returned to Wichita to be near her family and was re-united with many friends. Sharon was exceedingly kind, helpful, and loving to her mother, Marge, during this time. Sharon was also active in numerous local non-profit and charitable organizations, including the Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita Art Museum, Red Cross, Wichita Mental Health Association, Guadalupe Clinic, the Agatharians, POE, and the Wichita Historical Society. She attended Saint Thomas Aquinas Church. Sharon loved travelling and visiting art galleries; she also enjoyed going to good restaurants and having a good glass of wine.

Sharon was a loving wife, a kind and thoughtful daughter, and a loyal sister. She was pre-deceased by her father and mother as well as her brother, Tom, and sister, Dianne. She is survived by her sister, Janet Potts and her husband Alan Coffey of Falls Church, Virginia, and two nephews, Michael Potts of Salida, Colorado, and Ryan Potts of Wichita.

Due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, there will be no formal funeral service, with Lakeview Funeral Home handling the arrangements. The family will have a memorial gathering later to properly celebrate Sharon’s life. Those who would like to be notified of this memorial gathering may send an email to [email protected]