Diane P. Sharp 1952-2022

Diane was born July 12, 1952, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Dean and Phyllis Wiery Frederick, and was a lifelong area resident.

She was a 1970 graduate of Chaney High School. Diane was a licensed cosmetologist and owned and operated Change About Beauty Salon on Mahoning Avenue during the late 70s and early 80s.

Mrs. Sharp was a member of St. Brendan Church.

Diane will always be remembered by her family and friends as a social butterfly who always enjoyed the company of others.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband of 42 years, Eugene R. Sharp Jr., whom she married Feb. 14, 1980; three children, Deanna (Brian) Seruga of Austintown, Gene (Destiny) Sharp of Ocala, Fla., and Gena Sharp (Nate Hambrick) of Austintown; seven grandchildren, Mia, Nathan, Arabella, Kaidon, Heath, Greyson and River; a sister, Ann Marie (David) Ruhland of Memphis, Tenn.; and several nieces, nephews and extended family members.

Besides her parents, a brother Dean Frederick Jr., preceded Diane in death.

Family and friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Kinnick Funeral Home, 477 N. Meridian Road, Youngstown, where a funeral service will take place at 3 p.m.

Entombment will take place in Calvary Cemetery in Youngstown.

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