Sharon Jean Ahonen (nee Fabbri), 60, an Ironwood, Mich. native and former long time resident, passed away on December 17, 2010 in St. Louis, Mo.   after a brave battle with lung cancer.   Her husband of 41 years, Curtis "Curt" Ahonen, was by her side.             She was born in Ironwood on Jan. 5, 1950 to Jean and Evelyn (Pucilowski) Fabbri.   She attended Ironwood area schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1968 and attended Gogebic Community College.   Sharon married Curt at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Ironwood on Feb. 7, 1970.             Sharon raised her two kids with her husband in Ironwood.   She held various jobs in the area but is best remembered for her years at Mattson's TV and Appliance as well as for being the proprietor of the Ironwood bowling alley for some time.   After the closure of the White Pine Mine in 1995, Sharon moved with Curt as he followed his mine safety career.   She lived in Arizona, Missouri, Colorado, Utah, Arkansas, and finally again in Missouri.   Sharon loved to travel and meet new people throughout the U. S. as well as stay in touch with her tight knit group of friends from the Ironwood-Hurley area.   Happy to experience the country with her husband, she always considered returning to Ironwood as her home.             Sharon was preceded in death by her father, Jean, and infant brother, John Peter.             Surviving are her mother, Evelyn Fabbri, Ironwood; husband, Curt, West Plains, Mo.; son, Cory Ahonen with daughter-in-law Carrie and granddaughter Alyssa, Bowie, Md; and daughter Joy-el Dennis with granddaughters Jourdyn and Emily, Lees Summit, Mo.   She is also survived by her siblings; Mick Fabbri with wife Debbie, Bessemer, Mich., Sue Strand with husband Mike, Hurley, Wis., Diane Friedman, Ironwood, Eugene Fabbri with his wife Colleen, Bessemer, Beth Rigoni with husband Jerry, Hurley, and Tricia Peterson, Watersmeet, Mich.; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, and cousins.             The family would like to thank the staff at Barnes Jewish Hospital and Hospice in St. Louis for the tender care they provided Sharon and the wonderful support given to her family.             Sharon believed in giving where needed and in the end she donated her usable organs.   In lieu of flowers, her family requests to those able to give to please make a donation in Sharon's honor to the American Cancer Society or another worthy cause.             Sharon was deeply loved and will be greatly missed.             Cremation has taken place.             A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, Dec. 29, at noon, at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood, with the Rev. Darryl J. Pepin, celebrant.             Rite of Committal will take place in the St. Joseph Family Room at the church, with luncheon to follow in the parish hall.             Spring inurnment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Ironwood.             Relatives and friends may call in the St. Joseph Family Room at the church from 11 a.m. until noon on Wednesday.             To view Sharon's obituary online, sign the guestbook or express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.             Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.