Sharon K. (Brown) Coffin, 76, a resident of Fairfield, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2025 at Jefferson County Health Center.
Visitation for family and friends will be 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 20, 2025 at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield. Funeral services celebrating her life will follow at 2:00 p.m. Burial will be at Maple Hill Cemetery in Birmingham. Memorials may be made to Camp Courageous and mailed to P.O. Box 418, Monticello, Iowa 52310.
Sharon was born September 20, 1948 in Fairfield, to Charles D. and Charlotte Bower Brown (later Steele). She married James Coffin, February 23,1974 in Fairfield.
Sharon attended elementary school in Birmingham and was a 1966 graduate of Harmony High School in Bonaparte. She attended Northeast Missouri State College in Kirksville, Missouri.
Sharon was employed throughout her life, starting at the Young America shop in Fairfield, moving into the manufacturing world as an executive assistant at various businesses, then loved working in the printing world at Tribune Printing and closed out her working years at LISCO. She was an extremely hard worker and excelled at detail work. Sharon continued to provide private computer services for editing and publishing purposes until her death. Sharon was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church and served as church secretary for a number of years. Sharon was also very active with the Jefferson County ARC association. She was a dedicated caregiver to her daughter and numerous other family members throughout her life.
Surviving are her loving husband, Jim and beloved daughter, Macayla; sister, Brenda (Gary Billingsley) Bozarth of Freeport, Florida; brother-in-law, Francis (Joyce) Coffin; and numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Barbara Barcus and one brother, Steven Brown.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.behnerfh.com.