Sharon A. Kruse Sharon A. Kruse, 61, of Piqua, Ohio, passed away at 1:07AM on Monday, April 21, 2008, at her daughter's residence in Sidney, Ohio. She was born on November 24, 1946, in Piqua, Ohio, to Theodore "Ted" and Juanita Greenbaum Overcash. She is survived by her mother, Juanita; daughter and son-in-law, Amy M. and Nicholas Ahrens of Sidney, Ohio; one sister, Sherry Diane Rench of Troy; and two grandchildren: Brandon and Ryan Ahrens. She was preceded in death by her father. Mrs. Kruse was a 1965 graduate of Troy High School and a member of the First United Church of Christ in Troy. She had been a bus driver with the Troy City Schools for 6 years and a laborer with the City of Troy for 23 ½ years, retiring in 2004. In 2007, she graduated from the Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology with an associate degree as a medical assistant. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio, with Rev. Al Bastin officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery, Troy. Friends may call from 12-2PM prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Church of Christ, 120 S. Market Street, Troy, Ohio 45373 or Wilson Home & Hospice, 915 Michigan, Sidney, Ohio 45365. Friends may also express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com