Sharon Brizendine, 42, former model and nurse

Sharon Kay Brizendine of 25 Encampment Place, a former model and nurse, died on Monday, April 16, at Danbury Hospital. She was 42 years old and the wife of Gary L. Brizendine.
Mrs. Brizendine was born in Dayton, Ohio, on Dec. 6, 1958, a daughter of the late Fred and Darlene Reese Haussman. She grew up in Vandalia, Ohio, and attended schools there. She also attended Wright State University in Dayton.
Mrs. Brizendine was a former model in New York City and Dayton. She was also a former emergency room nurse at Norwalk Hospital.
A Ridgefield resident since 1997, Mrs. Brizendine had previously lived in Lake Tahoe, Nev. During the early 1980’s she had lived in Norwalk.
Mrs. Brizendine was an avid photographer and enjoyed interior decorating.
Besides her husband, survivors include two sons: Sean M. Brizendine of Ridgefield and Adam Brizendine of Reno, Nev.; four daughters: Erica Golding of Ridgefield, Angela Norman, Pamela Brizendine and Faith Driver, all of Portland, Tenn.; four brothers: Fred Haussman of Sydney, Ohio, John Haussman and Steve Haussman, both of Phoenix, Ariz., and Scott Gardner of Floral City, Fla.; two sisters: Lora Stratman of Dayton, Ohio, and Victoria McQueen of Madison Heights, Mich.; and six grandchildren.
Services will be conducted Friday at 4 p.m. at Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, 207 Main Street. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
Friends will be received on Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Kane Funeral Home, 41 Catoonah Street.
Friends are kindly asked to omit flowers. Contributions in Mrs. Brizendine’s memory may be made to the Danbury Hospital Development Fund, 24 Hospital Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810 or to the Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, 207 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877.