Sharon (Wodarz) Toscano

Sharon (Wodarz) Toscano, 74, died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, in Colima, Mexico, from complications during surgery. Based on her wishes, her body was cremated and her ashes shall be returned to the United States to be distributed in Hill County, in Montana.

Sharon was born Sept. 28, 1936, in Great Falls, the daughter and only child of John and Gladys (Hockett) Wodarz. She attended schools in Havre prior to moving to Washington, D.C., to serve in the United States Navy. She had been living in Mexico on the Pacific Coast for the last several years.

Sharon is preceded in death by her parents. She leaves behind four children, Karen Toscano Ryan of Brentwood, N.H., Dominick John Toscano of Spiez, Switzerland, Sharon Toscano Crow of Deephaven, Minn., and Dana Toscano Lasher of Jensen Beach, Fla., and 10 grandchildren.