Sharon, Goshorn
Sharon Goshorn was a caring mother, grandmother, wife, daughter sister & friend. Sharon passed away on April 23rd, 2022 at the age of 69.
She was born to Vera & William Swigart on March 27, 1953 in Evergreen Park, Il. After graduating from Evergreen Park High School, Sharon chased her dreams of being a nurse. She first started as an Operating Room Technician after earning her certificate at Moraine Valley and then and received her Registered Nurse degree from South Chicago College. After college, Sharon met her husband Jim at a disco studio dancing the night away. Together, they had 2 children: Michael & Jessica, and went on to be married for 31 years. Sharon worked many years as a nurse at hospitals including Central Community Hospital in Chicago & St Francis in Blue Island. She eventually moved into elementary school nursing at Kolmar Elementary in Oak Lawn followed by Irene H King Elementary in Romeoville. She was always focused on bettering herself through education, getting her Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Lewis University & Master’s Degree in Education from Governor’s State College all while working and having two kids at home. Sharon retired at the age of 61 and very much enjoyed spending her winters on the beach. Her grandchildren Dean, Faye, James & Vera were the light of her life, and nothing was better to her than being a grandma.
Sharon was preceded in death by her husband James (Jim), mother Vera Swigart (Carman), father William Swigart, mother-in-law Patricia Goshorn (Dorsey), and father-in-law Robert Goshorn. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday, May 13th 2022 at New Hope Church located at 5100 W 115th St Alsip, IL 60803. The Visitation hours will be 4-6pm, with the Memorial Service starting at 6pm. A Nurses’ Nightingale Tribute will be included in the Memorial Service. Sharon loved to help others, and regularly donated to South Suburban PADS (sspads.org) and Neat Repeats (crisisctr.org). Donations to either organization and/or New Hope Church in her name would be greatly appreciated.
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