Rev. Sharon Fetterolf Hoover

By the Grace of God, Sharon Fetterolf Hoover, 69, overcame the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease and a debilitating stroke and entered into the perpetual light of eternal rest on October 22 at Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Carlisle.

She was born in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1947, the daughter of Frank and Shirley Hudson Fetterolf. She grew up in Johnstown, PA, where she graduated from Westmont High School, class of 1964. She attended Susquehanna University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and earned the degree of Master of Education from Millersville University. After pursuing a teaching career, she entered the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, earning a Master of Divinity degree in 1998. Ordained by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, she served as associate pastor of Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon, PA, and pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, Hampton, PA. She made several mission trips to churches in El Salvador, and the Konde Diocese in Tanzania. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Camp Hill. A person of great generosity and a gentle spirit, she brought love and grace into the lives of everyone who knew her. She loved to laugh, sing in a beautiful soprano voice, and serve the needs of others in any way she could. She was devoted to her family.

She is survived by her husband, Rev. B. Penrose Hoover of New Cumberland, a daughter, Susan Stewart, Camp Hill, a son, Steven Vak, of Greensburg, and a brother, Donald Fetterolf, of Kissimmee, Florida, as well as three grandchildren.

A time of visitation for family and friends will be held on Monday, October 24, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Parthemore Funeral Home, 1303 Bridge Street, New Cumberland. The service of Christian burial will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, 1610 Carlisle Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011, at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 25, the Reverend Virginia Cover presiding. There will be a time of visitation beginning one hour before the service. Interment will be in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, the Greater Pennsylvania Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, 3544 N Progress Ave., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110, or the Lower Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, 900 S. Arlington Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17109, earmarked “Konde Diocese.”

To send messages of condolence to Sharon’s family or for driving directions, please visit www.Parthemore.com .