Sharon Boyer, a long-time resident of Sandy, passed away on November 3, 2023. She was 81.
Sharon was born July 6, 1942, in Loup City, Nebraska to Arnold and Lenna Kreiger. The family moved to Oregon in 1955. She graduated from Gresham High School in 1961 and married Garland Boyer, her high school sweetheart. Garland preceded her in death in 1985 after 24 years of marriage and two children, Marty and Marcy. Sharon was a hairdresser for 42 years and retired in 2002.
On April 21, 2012, her partner Rick Neiman also lost his life. They had 27 years together. Survivors include her son, Marty and his wife Ginger, her daughter Marcy and her partner Chris; two granddaughters: Marisa Boyer and Natashia Bongiorno and her wife Val; two great-grandchildren; her brothers Delton Krieger and Rick Krieger and a very dear sister Jeanne Overton.