Sharon was born in Manhattan, New York, on October 5, 1935, to Leroy Kingsley Webster and Mary Olive Mason Webster. Sharon’s family moved from New York to Kentucky and then Washington, before settling in Hood River, Oregon, in 1942.
Sharon attended Pine Grove Elementary School, Hood River High School, and the newly built Wy’East High School where she participated in dance and cheerleading and made many dear friends.
Sharon later attended BYU where she met her husband of 58 years, Ray Merwin Harvey. Together, Sharon and Ray had four children: Kirk Mason Harvey, Cynthia Cardinelle (Robert), Michele Harvey, and Shannon Crosby (Darel). After briefly living in Hood River, Oregon, they settled in the Bay Area of Northern California, first in Burlingame, then Sunnyvale and lastly West San Jose.
Both she and Ray loved the outdoors, whether it was car camping throughout the Western United States, backpacking through Yosemite, the Santa Cruz mountains, or the Cascades, their children’s family memories are filled with outdoor activities. Sharon loved to plan and attend events, public speaking, dancing and singing, and participating in theatre often related to church activities. She was involved in Boy Scouts as a den mother and in Camp Fire as both a Blue Bird and Camp Fire Girl leader and was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints throughout her life, holding many callings, including girls’ camp where she was known and loved as “Mother Nature.”
Sharon and Ray lived in California from 1957 until their retirement in 1998. Upon retirement, they returned to their beloved Hood River Valley. Sharon quickly rekindled old friendships and made new ones. During her later days in Hood River, she survived cancer and cared for Ray who had become ill with Alzheimer’s. They later relocated to Utah where they could be closer to family members who could help her with Ray’s care.
After the death of Ray, Sharon married Alvin Sven Anderson. Sharon and Al loved to travel. Al was the perfect companion to Sharon as his love of social outings was on par with hers. They also enjoyed serving together in the Salt Lake City Temple. She felt a part Al’s family and appreciated their kindness to her.
Sharon is preceded in death by her late husband Ray Harvey, parents and three of her siblings (Scott, Wayne and Adah). She is survived by her husband Al, her sister Gayle Sims, her children, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, grandchildren (Carrie, Chris, Caleb, Catherine, Gus, Eva, Rush, Jessi, Meghan, Sharon and Mary Olive), and great-grandchildren. She will be missed by many.
Sharon died peacefully on August 20, 2021, at her home in Holladay, Utah. There will be a viewing on Thursday August 26 from 6-8pm at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary (3401 S Highland Dr, Millcreek, UT). The Funeral Services will be held Friday August 27, 2021, at 10am at the Salt Lake Olympus Stake Center with a viewing one hour prior to the services.
For friends and family members who cannot be there in person, the funeral services will be streamed via ZOOM 10am MST. She will be interred at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary, Millcreek, Utah.
