BOURBON – Frederic W. Sharkey, 76, Etna Green, passed away at 7:20 a.m April 12, 2015, at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. He was born July 28, 1938, in Plymouth, to Harold and Edna Heisler Sharkey. On Oct. 24, 1959, he married Judith Bemenderfer, who passed away Nov. 30, 1987. On Aug. 21, 1999, he then married Cynthia Paunovich, who survives. He had been a lifelong resident of Etna Green. He was a 1956 graduate of Etna Green High School. He was known by everyone as the “Handyman” who looked out for everyone who needed a job done. There was no job he wouldn’t attempt. He had worked in the construction field, owned his own excavating and construction company, was a bus driver for Etna Green School and was known at Holderman’s Meat Market for his meat cutting ability. He liked to fish, collecting windmills and light houses and enjoyed his trips to the Soo Locks in Michigan. He was a member of the Etna Green United Methodist Church. Also surviving are four daughters: Amy (and spouse Darin) Yoder, Syracuse, N.Y., Beth (and spouse Mike) Albert, Brandon, Miss., Carla (and spouse Ted) Penrod, Warsaw, and Heather Rush, Syracuse; 14 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a sister, Bonnie Feldman, Etna Green; and a brother, Alan (and spouse Pat) Sharkey, Bourbon. He was also preceded in death by his parents. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Deaton-Clemens Funeral Home, 115, S. Main St., Bourbon, with Pastor Dennis Bollenbacher officiating. Burial will be in Summit Chapel Cemetery, Bourbon. Calling is from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials to Etna Green First Responders or Mason Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Condolences may be sent via deatonclemensfh.com
