Sharon L. Hafele

Sharon L. Hafele

Of Deposit, NY

Sharon L. Hafele, 83, of Deposit, NY, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at her home.

She was born on Mother’s Day at high noon, May 10, 1942, on 4th St., Deposit, NY, to the late Vincent & Vivian (Martin) Hall. She became the widow of Donald H. Hafele in March 2000.

Sharon attended Harpursville School from 1st to 10th grade and finished up at Chenango Valley Jr.-Sr. High School. She attended Broome Community College and SUNY @ Delhi where she graduated with a diploma in Licensed Practical Nursing. She returned there and studied to be a Registered Nurse and was a member of their 1st ADN graduating class and was licensed as an RN in 3 States. She was also a member of the Deposit Emergency Squad and achieved the rank of AEMT.

As a youngster she spent many years in 4-H in the Shining Light Club in Harpursville and won many awards in competitions. She was also a member of the Afton Girl Scouts.

As an adult she was active in Brownies, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, and Boy Scouts with her grandchildren. She worked with agencies as a private duty nurse and was also a jail house nurse in the Broome County Jails. She was a member of the Medical Missions Impact with God Crusades and went to Haiti where she worked in post op. She was a past member of the VFW in Deposit and served with Deposit’s Bicentennial Committee.

Through the years she was affiliated with many churches, beginning with the Hale Eddy Methodist Church where she was a choir member and taught Sunday School. She attended and served in the Assembly of God Church and the Deposit Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed being in the Deposit 72. In 2009 she was received into Christ Episcopal Church which took her back in memory to her childhood roots at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Harpursville. She was involved in the VBS programs of all the Churches. At Christ Church she was a member of the Altar Guild and loved serving food whenever there was an opportunity, especially at the Thanksgiving Dinner each year.

For many years she volunteered at the Deposit Food Pantry stocking shelves every Thursday morning. She also served at the Soup Kitchen whenever possible. She loved to feed people if she didn’t have to do the cooking.

She was always busy, and her struggles were not easy, but she found joy in helping other people. There wasn’t much she couldn’t do or try to do.

Those who will miss her are her sons Milo and Andy, grandchildren Donald and Sharolyn, as well as her many friends and loving Church family at Assembly of God Church.

Then one Summer Morning the Angels came and took her to Jesus.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at 11am at Maple Lane Assembly of God Church, Deposit, NY.

Interment will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Deposit, NY.

The family will receive friends at the Church on Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 10am till 11am.