Obituaries

Longtime Santa Clara resident, Sharon Marie Johnson-Penfold, passed away January 26, 2019. Sharon was born on November 5, 1942 in San Francisco, CA. She spent most of her youth in her beloved San Francisco until her family moved to Redwood City, CA in her senior year where she graduated from Woodside High School. She meet the love of her life during a blind date for a friend. Realizing she had more in common with the “other” gentleman, they started dating and shortly married soon after in the Presido in San Francisco in 1962. Sharon spent a few years in Stuttgart, Germany while her husband served in Vietnam and stayed with him there until he was shipped back to the US with their beloved cat, Pumpkin. She owned a company, Steven Engineering, Inc. in South San Francisco for almost 18 years before selling it to be closer to home to raise her daughters. She was a Senior Accounting Manager for 25 years at Screen Manufacturing Technology before retiring due to health concerns. Sharon is preceded in death by her parents, Shirley (1984) and Theodore Fischer (1987) and brother, Theodore J. Fischer III (2018) and her beloved husband, James D. Johnson (1986). Sharon is survived by her daughters: Wanda Kim Rocha and Michelle Ann Johnson; grandchild: Donald Francis Rocha Jr. (Marianna); great-grandchild: Donovan James Rocha and several nieces and nephews on both the Johnson and Fischer family side.

Sharon loved spending time with family as much as she could. She looked forward to all the birthdays and holidays as it meant time with her family. She loved to needlepoint, crochet, scrapbook and travel. Sharon loved animals, especially cats – adopting over the years from the local humane society and supporting feral cats in her neighborhood with trap and release programs.

Private family burial services will be held at Garden of Memories in Salinas, CA on Saturday, February 2, 2019. Family request memorial donations in Sharon’s name in lieu of flowers/gifts be made to the Humane Society of Silicon Valley (www.hssv.org) to help support her love of her cats and all animals.