Newport, RI - A Celebration of Life Graveside Service for Sharon (Winters) Flatgard, age 76 of Newport, Rhode Island and formerly of Windom, will be held Monday, February 23rd at 11:15 AM at the Delft Cemetery in Delft, MN. The Flatgard family requests everyone that will be attending the graveside service to meet at the LaCanne Family Celebration of Life Center parking lot by 11:00 AM on Monday for the procession to the cemetery.

Sharon Winters Flatgard died on February 8 from complications related to a rare form of uterine cancer, which she had been fighting for two and a half years.

Sharon (née Kay Winters) was born on September 28, 1949, in Mountain Lake, Minnesota to A. Maria and Kenneth Winters. Sharon spent her early years on the fifth-generation family farm, which her family continues to operate.

Sharon was a proud graduate of Mt. Lake High School and graduated from Boston University after moving to Massachusetts with her husband Adrian. They traveled extensively throughout their life together and lived in Brazil during the 1970s.

After raising her son, Ben, Sharon pursued a Masters in Social Work at Simmons College. Sharon worked as a clinical social worker at McLean Hospital for 23 years, including serving as the acting director of social work. She retired in May 2025.

Sharon loved engaging in the political and civic process as an outspoken advocate for social justice. She was also an avid gardener, winning many blue ribbons at the Newport Flower Show.

Sharon is survived by her husband of 56 years, Adrian, of Newport, RI, her son Ben and his wife Leslie (Jones) of Wickford, RI, and her beloved grandchildren, Von and Henrietta. Sharon is also survived by her brothers Kenneth Jr. (Lori), Gregory (Denise) and Philip (Lucy), her Aunt Suzanne Winters (James) and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Donations may be made in Sharon's memory to Newport's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center's Hunger Services and Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Devens, MA, where Sharon served as a past board member.