Robert W. Shearer
Robert W. Shearer, 84, of Butler passed away Sunday at the VNA Inpatient Hospice in Butler after a brief battle with cancer.
He was born Jan. 14, 1935, in Butler, and was the son of the late Blaine W. Shearer and Lois (Kennedy) Shearer.
Bob grew up in a large family and enjoyed working on his grandparents' farm in the summers.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Greenland.
Upon his return, he worked for his parents, Blaine and Lois, at the Shearer Insurance Agency, which he eventually took over.
With his beloved wife, Nancy by his side at the office, he spent his working years helping people and was more concerned about his customers than he was about making a sale. Many of his customers would say that they would stick with him no matter the price because he cared so much.
Bob had many hobbies throughout his life. He enjoyed hunting and had built a beautiful camp with his son-in-law in the Allegheny National Forest.
Bob also loved working on projects with his friends in the “white knuckle crew” and was famous for his homemade wine, sauerkraut, pepper salsa, tomato juice, stuffed banana peppers, and jam.
He somehow always got his family involved in his projects, which often included picking 30 pounds of berries for one batch of wine, grinding up bushels of tomatoes to can juice, or cutting up multiple pecks of banana peppers for pepper salsa. Although he never had one of his own, Bob also loved dogs and always had treats in his pockets for his daughter's dogs.
He and his wife had a retirement home in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., where he enjoyed fishing with his daughter and hanging out at the Fish House Restaurant.
More than anything else, Bob was a God-fearing family man and his world revolved around his wife and daughters. All they had to do was mention something that needed done and he would be at the store buying supplies and making plans. It is impossible to describe how much he will be missed.
Surviving are his wife, Nancy (Johnson) Shearer; two daughters, Kelly (Douglas) McDonald of Butler, and Bobbi (Paul) West of Butler; three brothers, Donald (Edna) Shearer of Butler, Richard (Cathy) Shearer of Evansville, Ind., and James (Carol) Shearer of Evans City.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Grace Shearer and Louise Shearer Crawford.
SHEARER — Private visitation and service for Robert W. Shearer, who died Sunday, March 24, 2019, were held at Young Funeral Home, 127 W. Jefferson St., Butler. Pastor Dennis Hindman Sr. of the Springdale Lutheran Church officiated at the service.Burial was private.Donations in memory of Bob can be sent to the Lutheran Senior Life Foundation, which runs the hospice that helped his family out greatly in their time of need. They can be sent to Lutheran Senior Life Foundation, c/o VNA Hospice, 105 Burgess Drive, Zelienople, PA 16063.Please visit www.youngfuneralhomes.com.
