Sharon M. Puhalainen, 78, of Lake Worth Beach, Florida passed away on January 4, 2022. Sharon was born April 11, 1943 in Greenwich, Connecticut to Catherine and George McDonough. She grew up in Greenwich and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1961. After moving to Palm Beach County with her husband Pentti Puhalainen in 1965, she started her first career of being a devoted wife and mother.
Sharon studied nursing at Palm Beach Junior College, received her nursing Degree in 1979, and then continued on to receive her CCRN certification. During her 30-year nursing career, she worked in many of the area hospitals and was also the original founder of Nurse On Call. While Sharon’s love for nursing was her true calling, she was also interested in having her own business. She accomplished this with McFinn’s Cottage, a gift shop in Lake Worth Beach.
Sharon is survived by her loving family: daughters, Kristen (Robert Nesenman) and Amy (Derrick) Cole;
grandchildren, Maureen and Connor Cole; siblings Chris and Jon McDonough and Cathy (Mitch) Pierce; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pentti Puhalainen in 2010.
Her funeral mass was held on Friday, January 28, 2022 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Lantana, Florida, which can be viewed at www.holyspiritlantana.com. The family invites you to share a memory at www.allcounty.com.