Sharon Wilson
Sharon Jean (Locker) Wilson of Manassas, Virginia passed away peacefully on March 14, 2025. She had just celebrated her 80th birthday with her family a month earlier.
She is survived by her daughter Leah (Mike) Munnis; her son Jonathan (Gery) Wilson; her grandsons Sean and Jared Casey; step-grandchildren Kiauna (Justin) Munnis, Mike Jr, and Jeff Munnis, Kiara and Pamela; her siblings Leo (Sue) Locker, Connie (Rick) Jorgensen, Howard (Marka) Locker, and Brenda (Harry) Duchscherer; countless nieces and nephews; her grand-dogs Tater and Wilson, her grand-cats Sushi and Sashimi, and her grand-fish Ceviche. She is preceded in death by her parents John and Dorothy Locker; husband, Fred L. Wilson; and brother Ryan (Maria) Locker.
Sharon was raised on a farm in Balfour, North Dakota, the oldest girl of the 6 children of John and Dorothy Locker. Her first job was at the Weidler’s Café in Balfour. She attended Minot Business College and worked at the Clarence Parker Hotel, during which time she met Fred L. Wilson when he was stationed at Minot Air Force Base. They were married on July 2, 1966 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Balfour, then moved to Virginia when Fred was transferred to the Pentagon, eventually settling in Dale City to raise their 2 kids, who were born 10 (yes 10!) months apart. Sharon and Fred subsequently made their home for many years in Stafford County, VA. She retired from the Prince William Service Authority and moved to Dumfries, VA after Fred’s death in 2012. She briefly lived with Leah and Mike in Colonial Beach where she enjoyed going out for charcuterie, hanging out at Bay One, watching karaoke and talking to Tater and Wilson. Mom made her final home with Jon and Gery in Manassas, where she loved to feed Ceviche and cuddle with Sushi and Sashimi.
Mom loved praying, reading, walking, visiting, canasta, Knock, cats, Elvis, Tom Jones, John Denver, Roy Orbison, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, the New York Yankees in general, Maryland Terps basketball (especially the girls), The Young and the Restless, Bluebloods, The Waltons, noodles, Gery’s cake, colorful socks and Dove dark chocolate. Later in life, she walked a 5K and discovered a love of California rolls. Mom wasn’t the one who told the jokes, but she certainly appreciated them, and she could throw out some surprisingly funny one-liners when she felt like it.
Memories of Aunt Sharon will always remain with me. I wasn’t able to spend a lot of time with her throughout my life due to the distance between us. However, one very special time that I was able to see her and Uncle Fred (I called him Uncle Lindy), was when I was in college and our concert choir visited DC, which was not far at all from where they lived at the time. Uncle Lindy drove me around DC showing me the sights and telling me some crazy jokes, as he was known to do! We met Aunt Sharon at a restaurant or cafe for lunch and had the best time! I loved them both very much. They are both missed.