Louise (Balamut) Shearer
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. – Louise (Balamut) Shearer, of Rancho Cordova, Calif., passed on at the age of 94 on June 28, 2024.
Born in Winslow, Aug. 27, 1929, to Thomas and Mary (Koziol) Balamut, she was predeceased by her parents and siblings, Boles Balamut, Veronica (Balamut) Wayshak, Zigmond Balamut and Estelle (Balamut) Wareing; as well as her former husband, Amos Shearer.
She is survived by many nieces and nephews.
She was educated in Winslow, and helped her family run the Balamut Dairy Farm on Bassett Road. She moved around the U.S. and Canada to different Air Force bases with her husband, eventually settling in Rancho Cordova, Calif. (Mather AFB). She retired after 30 years as an office worker at the Army and Air Force Exchange. Later in life she worked in real estate in California with her sister, Veronica, and niece, Betty.
Burial in the family plot at St Francis Cemetery in Waterville, will be private.
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