Sharon Lee Yost, 78 of Avon, SD, passed away on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, in Dante, SD. Burial will follow at the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM Monday, September 7, 2015 at the Church, with a wake service and rosary beginning at 7:00 PM. Sharon Lee Yost, daughter of Ben and Jessie (Tschetter) Bessel, was born on June 25, 1937 in Freeman, SD. She attended grade school and high school in Freemen and graduated in 1955. She was united in marriage to Herbert J. Yost on November 21, 1956, in Marion, SD. They made their home in Mitchell, SD, Wolsey, SD, Chamberlain, SD, and spent the last 49 years in Avon, SD. They were blessed with seven children. Sharon was a member of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, in Dante, SD. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, friend to all, and somewhat of a card shark. She especially enjoyed playing pinochle and rummy with family and her special card friends. She spent many years as a homemaker. She also worked at the Leather Factory and the Avon School. Sharon was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Post #150, Avon, SD. She is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband of 58 years, Herbert Yost of Avon; seven children: Michael (Leda) Yost of Redfield, SD, Michele (Scott) Knickman of Sikeston, MO, Mark Yost, of Sioux Falls, SD, Marvin (Kris) Yost, of Chesterfield Township, MI, Monica VonSeggern, of Elk Point, SD, Melonie (Jeff) Juffer, of Wagner, SD, Martin Yost of Sioux Falls, SD; 19 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; one sister, Geneva Hauck, of Sioux Falls, SD; sisters-in law: Sr. Miriam Teresa Yost, of Jefferson, WI, Veronica (Don) Hicks, of Rapid City, SD, and LaVerne Yost, of Salem, SD; and many nieces and nephews. Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, parents-in-law, Kate and Nick Yost, brothers-in-law, Sonny Yost and Bernard Hauck.