Pamela Jo "Foos" Shearer

A loving wife, mother and grandmother, Pamela Jo (Foos) Shearer spent her final hours surrounded by those she loved and always cared for throughout her life. Pam, 62, went to be with the Lord on December 28, 2009, at Kobacker House in Columbus. She was born on July 26, 1947, to Joseph L. and Mary E. Foos in Fremont, Ohio, and lived in Ohio and West Virginia throughout her childhood. She graduated from Parkersburg Catholic High School in 1965 and Good Samaritan Hospital’s School of Nursing, Dayton, Ohio, in 1968. As a registered nurse, Pam spent many years caring for people in nursing homes and a Columbus medical office. In 1968, she married William Conway Shearer in Columbus and together they raised two sons while living in Columbus and Illinois. To be closer to family, Pam and Bill retired to Westerville in 2007. They enjoyed traveling and visited Hawaii several times, including a memorable 2007 trip with their children and grandchildren. Pam always took care of her extended family’s needs no matter the time or place. She and Bill especially loved hosting their grandchildren for sleepovers and attending their events. She was preceded in death by her mother in 1989. They shared a strong bond and friendship, especially during Mary’s own courageous battle with cancer. Pam is survived by her husband; son, Michael and his wife, Greta, and two grandchildren, Ryan and Kyle, of Newark, Ohio; son, Matthew, of Mason, Ohio; her father, of Dublin, Ohio; brother, David Foos and Jodi Kraut, of Dublin; brother, Jim Foos, of Florida; niece, Laura Foos, of Columbus; sister-in-law, Judy Foos, of Girard, Ohio; nephew, Joe Foos of Girard; mother-in-law, Virginia Shearer of Dayton, sister-in-law, Barb (Al) Krempa, of Doylestown, Pa.; brother-in-law, Robert, of Jakarta, Indonesia; sisters-in-law, Mary (Rob) Seiter and Karen Bryant, of Dayton, and Kathy Shearer of Houston, Texas; and many wonderful lifelong friends. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 313 N. State St., Westerville, Ohio, 43082. Father David E. Gwinner, celebrant. Family will receive friends from 1-3 and 5-7 PM on Sunday at RUTHERFORD-CORBIN FUNERAL HOME, 515 High St., Worthington, Ohio, 43085.