Mrs. Sharon Therisa Anderson Posten, age 81, formerly of Stevensville, PA, passed away on December 21, 2025, at Guthrie Towanda Skilled Nursing Facility.

Sharon was born on March 31, 1944, in Towanda, PA, a daughter of the late Leon Francis & Robertine Frances Dimon Anderson. She graduated from the Wyalusing Valley High School, a member of the class of 1962. After high school she attended the Empire Beauty School in Endicott, NY, but shortly after finishing she started working at the former Bendix Corporation in South Montrose and retired from there in 1996, after 33 years of service.

She married George Clayton Posten on April 9, 1983, at the Dille Parish United Church of Christ.

She enjoyed spending time with family and friends and loved playing cards as well as square dancing.

Surviving are:

Three nephews:

TSgt Scott (Ligaya) Owen USAF, Retired, Church Hill, TN

MSgt Glenn (Donna) Owen, USAF, Retired, LeRaysville, PA

MSgt Timothy (Katja) Owen, USAF, Retired, Germany

Niece:

Darlene (Chris) Drake, Englewood, FL

Great nieces & nephews:

Gregory (Ruth) Drake, Reading, PA

Erica Drake, Dupont, PA

Lisa (Tom) Saunders, Fargo, ND

Kimberly (Keith) Bryan, Richmond, VA

James (Vanessa) Perez, LeRaysville, PA

Jeremy Perez, LeRaysville, PA

Randy (Angelica) Owen, Mansfield, PA

Katja (Zachary) Templar, Sayre, PA

Great-great nieces & nephews:

Augustus (Morgan) Drake, Reading, PA

Lucius Drake, Reading, PA

Leora Drake, Reading, PA

Sirius Drake, Reading, PA

Henry Saunders, Fargo, ND

Hazel Bryan, Richmond, VA

Jack Bryan, Richmond, VA

Elijah Perez, LeRaysville, PA

Elliott Perez, LeRaysville, PA

Logan Perez, LeRaysville, PA

Noah Perez, LeRaysville, PA

Ava Owen, Ulster, PA

Heidi Templar, Sayre, PA

 Holly Templar, Sayre, PA 

Dominick Templar Sayre, PA

Step-son:

John J. Posten, Dunmore, PA

Two step-daughters:

Lisa (Boyd) Klein, New Philadelphia, OH

Katherine (Edward) Mills, Binghamton, NY

Brother-in-law:

Carl (Dawn) Posten, Meshoppen, PA

Two sisters-in-law:

Vera Brooks, Tunkhannock, PA

Gail Charlene Posten, Tunkhannock, PA

Three step grandchildren:

James Brooks, Miami, FL

Seth Norton, Springdale, AR

Kacie Posten, Dunmore, PA

Step great granddaughter:

Elizabeth Brooks, Miami, FL

Special cousin:

Gerald (Ellen) VanWinkle, Wilton, NH

She is also survived by long-time friends, the Patricia and Jack Carr family.

She was predeceased by her father, Leon F. Anderson, on March 26, 1965, and by her mother, Robertine Dimon Anderson, on May 26, 1996, and by her sister Donna Owen-Reese on August 22, 2019. She was also predeceased by her husband, George C. Posten, on March 31, 2023, mother-in-law, Elizabeth V. Clayton Posten Harvey, on January 15, 2017, brother-in-law, James Posten, on July 21, 2023 (and his wife, Nancy, recently).

Funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family, with interment in the Camptown Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Bradford C. Unit, 1948 E. 3rd St., Williamsport, PA 17701, or the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Homer Funeral Home, 83 Grovedale Lane, Wyalusing, PA.

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