Sharon L. Luse, nee Goss, age 77, a resident of Glen Ellyn, since 1969, went to be with the Lord on May 2, 2015, peacefully at home. She was born on September 5, 1937 in Indianapolis to Dewey and Lucille Sisk.
Sharon grew up in Indianapolis and then graduated high school in Oak Park. She attended Monticello College in Alton, Illinois. She met the love of her life, Dee Luse in 1954 in Oak Park. They were married on May 4, 1957 in Indianapolis. They lived in Oak Park, Elmwood Park, Lombard and Glen Ellyn. In recent years, they have wintered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
She was a member of Glen Ellyn Garden Club, Glen Ellyn P.E.O., Glen Oak Country Club and the Morton Arboretum. She loved her church homes (Community Fellowship in West Chicago and Highlands Church in Scottsdale), Bible Study Fellowship, golf, oil and watercolor painting, needle-pointing, knitting, building bird houses and other crafting. She also loved cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.
She is survived by her husband, Dee Luse, three sons, Steve (Elaine) Luse of Wheaton, Brad (Ingrid) Luse of Elburn, IL, and Devin (Karen) Luse of El Paso, Texas, nine grandchildren, Ashley, Dylan, Hillary, Dustin, Christian, Hannah, Sydney, Harley, and Thaya.
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, May 29, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at
Community Fellowship Church
, 28W240 North Ave., West Chicago, IL 60185. The family will be available to receive guests at 2:00 p.m. until the start of the service. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to the
Sharon Luse Memorial to fight Alzheimers
and checks can be made out to the National Christian Foundation, 100 Tri State Int'l Drive, Suite 225, Lincolnshire, IL 60069; or give online at
http://bit.ly/1KKceCZ
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memorial tribute video can be accessed by clicking
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