Stafford - Mrs. Sharon Lee Voorhees Oderkirk, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at Hildenbrandt Hospice Care Center.
She was born November 11, 1942 in Batavia, a daughter of the late Harold and Edna Warren Voorhees.
She worked for the New York State Thruway Authority and was secretary for the First United Methodist Church of Batavia. She served as secretary for the Genesee County Agricultural Society for 30 years, Bergen Historian and was a member of the Bergen Grange. She enjoyed traveling, puzzles, researching genealogy on the Voorhees side of her family, playing the Wii and her dog, Zena.
She is survived by her husband, David G. Oderkirk; her former husband, Warren C. (Ann) Pocock of Bergen; three children, Dawn (Ryeder) Dilcher of Byron, Heather (Ken) Gillette-Nenni of Albion and Brian (Laurie) Pocock of Stafford; her step-children, Warren Oderkirk of Byron, Andrew (Michelle) Oderkirk of Michigan, Audra Bates of Byron, Christa Oderkirk of Batavia and Pam (Aaron) Sharp of Byron; 20 grandchildren; her great-granddaughter Anna and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She is the sister of the late Ralph Voorhees.
Friends may call on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the H.E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home, 403 East Main Street, Batavia, where services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Oderkirk family. Burial will be in Grand View Cemetery, Batavia. To leave a condolence, share a story or light a candle, please visit www.bataviafuneralhomes.com.
