Sharon Elaine Roop age 76 of Belleair, passed away Wednesday July 31, 2019. Born on June 22, 1943 to Earl Haines Younkman and Martha Jeanette Chilcote in Findlay, Ohio.Sharon was a graduate of Lafayette-Jackson High School, Bowling Green State University and Ashland University.She went on to teach Kindergarten for over 30 years and touched the lives of many students. She is survived by her husband of 3 years Lynn Vogt; her daughter Kristen (Craig) Watson of Worthington, OH; daughter Kelly (Perry) Caldwell of Bellbrook, OH; Lynn’s son Brian Vogt and daughter Jenelle (Chet) Taff and 17 grandchildren: Cassady, Kaitlyn, Caroline, Connor, Corinne, Kyle and Casey Watson; Carter, Cloe, Camden, Catey, Calle and Carsen Caldwell; Danni and Nick Vogt, Wyatt and Zofia Taff, who all lovingly referred to her as “Grannie”. She is also survived by many friends and family, including three sisters, Sandra (David) Risinger, Suzanne Andrews and Sharlene (Pat) Santelli. She was preceded in death by her first husband Tod Roop, her parents and a special niece Barb Roop. A service will be held Tuesday August 6 at 1:00 at Anona United Methodist Church 13233 Indian Rocks Road Largo, FL.A service at the Worthington UMC, 600 High St. Worthington, OH will also be held in the coming weeks. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to DIGNA International (www.dignaguate.org), a non-profit organization started by a close family friend to help people with special needs in Guatemala, Anona UMC (www.anona.com), the church that meant so much to her or to help continue the fight against cancer (https://cancer.osu.edu/giving-back/special-funds/stefanie-spielman-fund-for-breast-cancer-research)
