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Sharon passed Dec. 30 2024
My mom, Sharon Rytting, is an amazing mom and friend. She unfortunately passed away today after a very quick battle with infections, heart failure and double pneumonia. We had a fabulous Christmas Eve and Christmas Day together and I visited her Friday to have lunch and visit. We got a call Sunday morning she didn’t look well and had her sent over to a hospital to have her evaluated and things quickly went downhill. I have so many wonderful memories that I get to treasure forever. The reunion between my Mom, my Dad, her sister, and others makes me smile. I love you Mom.  Sherry Rytting Olson
Services Saturday January 4th
2050 Robb Dr. Reno
9-10 viewing
10-10:15 family prayer
10:30 funeral service
12:00 graveside service at Mountain View in Reno
Everyone is welcome! We all know how she loves a celebration.
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Jr Garfield
Sharon Rytting Obituary
Obituary published on Legacy.com by La Paloma Funeral Services East - Las Vegas on Jan. 4, 2025.
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Sharon was born on June 18, 1942 in Sacramento, California but spent most of her childhood in Fielding, Utah where her mom was a homemaker and her dad farmed and raised sheep. Sharon loved being a big sister to Janet, Earl, and Garon and was also very close with her extended family of aunts and cousins.
Sharon excelled at school and was on the high honor roll each year. Her favorite subjects were English and History. Sharon loved reading books and would sometimes walk miles to borrow a book from a friend. The library was one of her favorite places. She graduated from Bear River High School in 1960 and remembered her parents buying her a beautiful pink dress with a matching hat for graduation.
After high school, Sharon attended Utah State University and earned a degree in education in 1963. She taught elementary school for the next several years. In 1964, she was set up on a blind date with Doug Rytting who was given a choice of two girls with whom to be set up- a loud girl or a quiet girl. Doug, a quieter person by nature, chose the loud girl- and that girl was Sharon. They fell in love and married in the Logan temple on November 24, 1965.
In 1966, the couple moved to Mountain View, California where they welcomed daughter Sherry, and son Jeff. They moved to Santa Rosa, California in 1973 where they were blessed with another son, Michael and another daughter, Julie. They spent the next 38 years in Santa Rosa where Sharon served as Ward and Stake Relief Society President, Young Women's President, and many other roles in the LDS church. Sharon also loved working for Houghton and Freitas during her time in Santa Rosa. She made lifelong friends wherever she went.
In 2011, Doug and Sharon moved to Reno, NV to be closer to children and grandchildren. They continued to serve in church callings and both eventually served in the Reno temple as temple workers. The church has always been a vital part of Sharon's life and she lived as an example of Christ-like love for everyone she met. After 58 years of marriage, Sharon's lifelong sweetheart died on Feb. 3, 2023. Sharon has gone home to be with him. She is survived by her children Sherry (Jim), Jeff (Katarina), Michael (Karissa), and Julie (John); and fifteen grandchildren: Lexi, Hunter, Jake, Benjamin, Olivia, Scott, Zachary (Olivia), Nicholas, Nathan, Carter, Kaylee (Preston), Hadley, Mollie, Asher, and Harper.