ONEONTA – Shari Lee Molinari, 45, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 29, 2010.

Shari was born on October 11, 1964 in Rome, NY to Louis Jr. and Wanda (Sweeney) Dean. She graduated from Adirondack Central High School in June of 1982 and later that year enlisted in the United States Army with one of her friends from which she received an honorable discharge in 1984. She then joined the Army Reserves where she was active for many years.

She is survived by her beloved children, daughter, Nicole Yaciw and son, Jeffrey Molinari of Oneonta; her significant other, James Frederer of Oneonta; her father, Louis Dean Jr.; cherished sister, Lori Ann Allbright, both of Caberg; half sisters, Jodie (John) Sykes of Floyd and Cindy (Tom) Retcho.

She was predeceased by her brother, Brian Dean; her mother, Wanda; her paternal grandparents, Louis Sr. and Josephine Dean; her maternal grandmother, Birdella Sweeney.

Shari was employed as a care provider for the elderly in various nursing homes. She had also had experience working with landscaping. She had an artistic flair for flower arranging and it was her dream to own her own florist shoppe.

Shari will be remembered for her humor and as a loyal friend to many. She enjoyed cooking and baking for her family and friends. She will be missed a great deal.

"Those we love remain with us love itself lives on, and cherished memories never fade because a loved one's gone. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart for as long as there is memory, they'll live on in the heart."

Calling hours will be Monday, April 5, 2010 at the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, Oneonta from Noon to 1 p.m. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Judith A. Thistle, chaplain at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, officiating.

Interment at the Glenwood Cemetery in Oneonta will be at a later date.

Online condolences may be sent to, www.lhpfuneralhome.com

The Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta, is serving the family.