William "Billy" Shere
January 11, 2020
William “Billy” Shere, 64, passed away January 11, 2020, surrounded by the love and comfort of his family. He was born in Hamburg, Iowa, on July 12, 1955, to parents Charles and Donna Shere.
Billy graduated from Fremont-Mills High School in 1973. A dedicated and hardworking man, Billy worked for Polk County Heating and Cooling for 35 years and began working as a heavy equipment operator for Huber Grading Inc. in 2015.
Billy enjoyed playing a competitive game of pool at Water’s Edge in Polk City, playing softball, hosting numerous 4th of July parties at the farm, coon hunting with his brother Terry, and faithfully rooting for the Chicago Bears.
Billy is survived by his wife, Carolyn Fors; children, Trisha (Jim) of Madrid, and Ryan (Jen) of Woodward; step children, Denni Simmer of Granger, and Dan Simmer of Grimes; grandchildren, Alex, Jesse, Olivia, Rylynn, Keighlynn, Keagin, Willow “Bug”, Everleigh, and Benjamin; his siblings, Pam Martineau of St. Paul, MN, Terry Shere of Sydney, IA, Susan (Jim) Houseman of Ogden, IA, and Shelly (Mark) Nagel of Stratford, IA; several nieces and nephews, as well as many special friends.
A celebration of life gathering will be held from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Billy.
Online condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Mike Rote
01/18/2020
Truly sorry to read of Bill's passing. Always enjoyed playing softball and celebrating with him. RIP buddy.
Ginger Vasquez
01/18/2020
Billy, I Sure will miss your face and many different moods, along with the crazy conversations that we had on the dirt jobs.
No more pain and sickness buddy, enjoy true retirement ??
Sylvia Perry
01/15/2020
Carolyn and family. So sorry to see that Billy has passed. He was such a big and happy man always smiling. I so enjoyed getting to know him at Waters Edge. He kind and thoughtful person. He loved his family so much.
My prayers are with you all.
Love you, Sylvia aka (Miss Kitty)
Julie
01/14/2020
Dear Billy,
I was truly sad to hear of your passing! You were always a great man and friend! We had some great times together and I will always think of you fondly everytime it snows! RIP BILLY! I'm sure you're showing God a few trick shots in heaven! ????
Katie (Jester) Sanchez
01/14/2020
I'm so sorry to hear this news. Sending prayers to Carolyn and the family for their loss.