Sharon Aannerud
Dec. 20, 1946-March 22, 2020
Sharon Aannerud, 73,
Minot, passed away Sun-
day, March 22, 2020 at
Trinity Hospital in Minot.
Sharon Kaye Anhorn
was born December 20,
1946, the daughter of Otto
and Ruth (Bechtold)
Anhorn, in Minot, ND.
She was raised in the
Deering/Sawyer area and
graduated from Surrey
High School.
Sharon worked as a
beautician in Velva.
Sharon married Wallace
A. Aannerud September
30, 1966, in Oak Valley
Lutheran Church in Vel-
va. They made their home
in Minot, where they
raised their three sons,
Todd, Terry, and Troy.
Sharon worked as a mer-
chandiser at Target and
for American Greetings
for several years. She also
worked for Lowe’s Garden
Center during the sea-
sonal time of the year.
Every chance she had,
Sharon could be found at-
tending her
grandchildren’s activities.
When the weather al-
lowed, she was working
in her garden and tending
to her flower beds. After
the season’s changed, she
was often working on her
sewing and her numerous
stained glass projects. She
also enjoyed being an ac-
tive member of St. Paul’s
Lutheran church in
Minot. Sharon was a
wonderful wife, mother,
grandmother and friend.
Her loving family in-
cludes: husband of 53
years, Wally, Minot; chil-
dren, Todd (Carla) Aan-
nerud, Newport, WA, Ter-
ry (Heidi) Aannerud,
Minot, ND, and Troy
(Shannon) Aannerud, Ra-
pid City, SD; grandchil-
dren, Presley, Samuel,
Griffen and Gauge Aan-
nerud, Hannah and
Lachlan Cockrell;
sister-in-law, Joanne
Anhorn, Minot, ND; three
nephews and numerous
cousins.
Sharon was preceded
in death by: her parents;
brother, Roger Anhorn.
Celebrating the Life of
Sharon Aannerud: (due to
the Coronavirus Pandem-
ic)
A Private Family View-
ing will be held at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
A Graveside Service
will be held on Friday,
March 27, at 1:00 pm at
Rosehill Memorial Park,
Minot, ND, in Section 27.
Memorials: In lieu of
flowers, donations are
preferred to Trinity Canc-
er Care in Sharon’s name.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at
(www.thompsonlarson.
com).