Deborah Ann Ramirez (Sharkey), 64, of San Jose, CA, died at 5:56 PM, Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Deborah was born September 27, 1955 in Toledo, Ohio, to Thomas G. Sharkey and Geraldine Whitehead (Braatz); both of whom preceded her in death.
Surviving are her two daughters, Laurie Mendez of Reno, NV, and Tammie Pereira of Sacramento, CA; one son, Timothy Ramirez (Megan) of Paradise, CA.; 8-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Nikolai, Mercedes, Elijah, Sierra, Isaiah, Isabella and Zach; three sisters, Denise Lobato of Loomis, CA, Diane Bramlett of Amarillo, TX and Delores Harmon (James) of San Jose, CA; two brothers, Thomas Sharkey of Toledo, Ohio and Terry Sharkey (Robin) of Wichita, KS; thirteen nieces/nephews and twenty-one Great nieces/nephews.
Deborah was a long time resident of California where she lived since leaving her childhood hometown of Toledo, Ohio in her early twenties. Graduated from Woodward High School in 1973.
She loved singing which included her writing her own music, attending Church on Sundays, and watching her favorite football teams, the Forty-Niners and Ohio State.
Funeral services will be at Oak Hill Funeral Home, 300 Curtner Ave, San Jose, CA 95125, in the Drawing Room Chapel, 9:00AM-12NOON on Thursday, November 21, 2019.
