He was a 1935 graduate of Palmyra High School. Entering the army in 1941, Mark was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. Assigned to North Africa, he was promoted twice earning the rank of Captain. Serving his country for over 23 years, he retired as a Lt. Colonel.
Mr. Shearer was an active member of the Palmyra Lions Club and Palm Lutheran Church. He enjoyed golf and a good ice cream cone. A world traveler, he enjoyed trips to Europe, Alaska, winters in Ft. Myers Beach, FL, and summers in Stone Harbor, NJ.
He is survived by a son, Kenneth Shearer of Plano, TX; grandson, Kristopher Shearer; granddaughter, Amanda Shearer; and great-grandson, Liam Shearer, all of Krum, TX; and two stepsons, Cal Gingrich and his wife, Mauree, and Aldus Gingrich, and their families. Mr. Shearer was also predeceased by a daughter, Judith Shearer; a grandson, Cary Shearer; and a sister, Pauline Batdorf.
Services with Military Honors will be private and held at Fort Sheridan Post Cemetery in Lake Forest, IL at the convenience of the family. Arrangements entrusted to Rothermel-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, Palmyra.
Published in Lebanon Daily News on May 7, 2017
He was a 1935 graduate of Palmyra High School. Entering the army in 1941, Mark was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. Assigned to North Africa, he was promoted twice earning the rank of Captain. Serving his country for over 23 years, he retired as a Lt. Colonel.
Mr. Shearer was an active member of the Palmyra Lions Club and Palm Lutheran Church. He enjoyed golf and a good ice cream cone. A world traveler, he enjoyed trips to Europe, Alaska, winters in Ft. Myers Beach, FL, and summers in Stone Harbor, NJ.
He is survived by a son, Kenneth Shearer of Plano, TX; grandson, Kristopher Shearer; granddaughter, Amanda Shearer; and great-grandson, Liam Shearer, all of Krum, TX; and two stepsons, Cal Gingrich and his wife, Mauree, and Aldus Gingrich, and their families. Mr. Shearer was also predeceased by a daughter, Judith Shearer; a grandson, Cary Shearer; and a sister, Pauline Batdorf.
Services with Military Honors will be private and held at Fort Sheridan Post Cemetery in Lake Forest, IL at the convenience of the family. Arrangements entrusted to Rothermel-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory, Palmyra.
Published in Lebanon Daily News on May 7, 2017
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