Sharon Rae Tank (Waddell) died unexpectedly in Iowa City on February 23, 2024. Visitation will be held at Weerts Funeral Home, on the corner of Jersey Ridge and Kimberly Road from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, February 29, 2024. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2024 at Zion Lutheran Church, 1216 W 8th Street, Davenport.
Sharon Rae Tank was born July 12, 1948 to Raymond Waddell and Esther Waddell (Stride) in Fairfield, Iowa. She graduated from West High School in 1966. On June 19, 1965 she was united in marriage to Robert (Bob) Tank and they had 2 children. Sharon retired from Klockau and McCarthy where she worked as a paralegal. Sharon enjoyed going to concerts at Rhythm City. She also loved spending time in her yard planting flowers and displaying yard decorations. Her greatest pride were her children and grandchildren. She loved her golden retrievers. In lieu of flowers, the family ask that memorials be made to the Humane Society of Scott County.
Those left to celebrate her memory are daughters Melissa (Ben) Treakle and Michelle Cook; grandchildren: Austin Andrews, Morgan Beatty and Megan Andrews; and one sibling, John Waddell.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 54 years, Robert Tank and her brothers Raymond Waddell, Jr., and Gene Waddell.
Online condolences can be made to www.weertsfh.com