Shari J. Sauter

Shari J. Sauter, 66, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, February 28, 2014 at the Church of Christ in Alta, Iowa. Visitation will be Thursday, February 27, 2014 from 4 to 8 P.M. with the family present from 6 to 8 P.M. at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel. Burial will be at Buena Vista Memorial Park in Storm Lake, Iowa. Online condolences can be directed to meyerbroschapels.com. Shari was born the daughter of Marlowe and Hope (Smith) Christensen on December 16, 1947 in Storm Lake, Iowa. She graduated from Alta High School in 1966 and later from AIB in Des Moines, Iowa in 1967. Shari married Gary J. Sauter on September 17, 1967 in Storm Lake, Iowa. They made their home in Richfield, Minnesota for 14 years and Indianola, Iowa for 10 years before moving to Sioux City in 1999. Shari worked for Allied Solutions for the past ten years. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, reading, and collecting precious moments figures. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials which will be given to a charity in Shari's name. Shari is survived by her husband, Gary of Sioux City, Iowa; two sons, Jamie (Ali) Sauter of Indianola, Iowa and Chris (Beth) Sauter of Carlise, Iowa; two sisters, Becky (Jerry) Larson and Julie (Craig) Schuchard; four grandchildren, Teegan, Adelyn, Jobee, and Tanner; mother-in-law, Alice Peterson; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents.