Sarah Jane Hayes, 63, of Sharon, died Saturday Aug. 11, 2012 at Willowfield Nursing Home in Delavan.
She was born Aug. 6, 1949 in Elkhorn to the late Leo and Margaret (Ray) Kerr. She married Darrell E. Hayes April 22, 1967 in Sharon. He further preceded her in death on Oct. 27, 1997.
She and her husband owned and operated D. E. Hayes Bulk Milk Hauling for many years. She also was an administrative assistant at Sharon Grade School for more than 30 years. She was a member of the Sharon United Methodist Church, Sharon School Board and Oakwood Cemetery Association. She was very involved with Relay For Life and belonged to the ladies bowling league.
She is survived by her children Bruce (Elizabeth) of North Pole, Ark., Brooke (Scot) Grunow of Lake Geneva; grandchildren, Brittany, Brandon and Brianne, Logan, Grayson and Ryann Grunow and brother Chuck (Janet) Kerr of Sharon.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Aug. 17 at Sharon United Methodist Church in Sharon, 225 Baldwin St., with the Rev. Ken Markley officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Toynton’s Sharon Funeral Home, 210 Baldwin St.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy the family suggests memorials to Sharon Main Street Association or Sharon United Methodist Church.
