Sharen Kutter

Sharen M. Kutter, age 65 of Melrose, went to be with her Lord Jesus on Saturday, January 16, 2016 surrounded by her loving family at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany, Minnesota.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 20 at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with Pastor Mike Carlson officiating. Interment will be at Lakeview Cemetery in Grey Eagle following the lunch.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the church.

Sharen Marie Law was born in Valley City, North Dakota to Henry and Ione (Dahl) Law on August 4, 1950, having been born the second twin. She grew up in Cooperstown, North Dakota until the age seven. The family then moved to Seattle, Washington. Her mother passed away when Sharen was the age of ten. At age 15, Sharen moved to Brainerd, Minnesota to live with her aunt and uncle, Illa and Donald Hines.

In 1968, Sharen met Roy Kutter of Grey Eagle. The couple married in 1969 and from this union, they were blessed with three beautiful daughters. Sharen worked at the Grey Eagle School District for five years and then at the Farmer's Cooperative Elevator in Sauk Centre. For the next ten years, she worked for Long Prairie Produce in Long Prairie. She then moved on to be the Credit/Office Manager for St. Martin Cooperative Association in St. Martin for 15 years.

Sharen was a member of First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. She was on the Sauk River Watershed board for nine years and was also on the Planning and Zoning board for the city of Melrose for two years. Sharen enjoyed Rosemaling (Norwegian Painting) and doing crafts with her husband. He was the woodcrafter and Sharen painted everything. She also enjoyed bowling, gardening, playing cards, especially Pinochle, and spending time with her family. Sharen felt truly blessed to have such a supportive and loving family, which meant so much to her. She will be deeply missed.

Survivors include her loving husband of 46 years, Roy Kutter of Melrose; daughters, Tamara (Gary) Von Wahlde of Sauk Centre, Kristi (Brian) Wiechmann of Melrose, and Jennifer (Bryan) Wiens of Albany; eight grandchildren, Carstin, Dylan, McKenna, Derek, Coltin, Kiana, Lauren, and Caiden; special loving cousins who she considered brothers, Donald T. Hines of Brainerd and Todd Hines of Stacy; very dear aunt, Roberta Law of Little Falls; special Godchild, Kaitlyn Erickson of Merrifield; brothers and sisters, Karen Imoe of South Carolina, Kay (Blair) Ostenson of Fort Worth, Texas, Wesley Law of Naples, Maine, Diane (Keith) Roberts of Puyallup, Washington, and Randy (Michelle) Law of Weatherford, Texas.

Sharen was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Renee Boe, and special loving aunt and uncle, Illa and Donald Hines.

Serving as casket bearers will be Tim Brastrup, Don Hines, Todd Hines, Gary Von Wahlde, Brian Wiechmann, and Bryan Wiens. Honorary bearers will be Carstin Von Wahlde, Dylan Wiechmann, McKenna Von Wahlde, Derek Wiechmann, Coltin Von Wahlde, Kiana Wiechmann, Lauren Wiens, and Caiden Wiens.