Catherine B. (Chartier) Sheridan, 99, of Derry, died peacefully July 24, 2014 at Pleasant Valley Nursing Center of Derry, where she had been a resident for the past five years. Born February 4, 1915, she was raised by her parents, Horace and Bessie (Devaney) Chartier in Nashua, NH. She graduated from Nashua High School in 1933 and attended her 60th class reunion in 1993. After graduation she worked at the Nashua Manufacturing Co. as a laboratory technician inspecting cloth. While working there, she received some notoriety when a photo of her inspecting cloth appeared in National Geographic. She married her husband, Philip Wayne Sheridan, Sr. on August 31, 1939 in Barnet, Vt. They were married for 47 years until Phil’s death in Dec. of 1986.
For a short time, they lived in Hasbrook Heights, NJ during the war where Phil was employed as a government Inspector for the war effort. Soon after, they returned to NH, living in Nashua and Derry. As soon as their son, Philip W. Sheridan, Jr. reached his teens, Catherine returned to work as a telephone operator in Derry for a short time. She was a communicant of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Derry, and a member of the Ransford Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star for over 50 years.
In 1970, the Sheridans moved to Hampstead, NH. In retirement, they enjoyed gardening, camping, caring for pets and animals and especially golfing. They were past members of Charmingfare Golf Links in Candia, NH. Always being active, Catherine went bowling and played golf well into her eighties. Catherine’s activities slowed as she approached her nineties. She was most devastated by the death of her only grandson, Michael Sheridan in 2008. Soon after, she became a resident of Pleasant Valley Nursing Center, where she was able to receive the care she needed to live the rest of her days in comfort.
Catherine is survived by her only son, Philip Wayne Sheridan, Jr and his wife, Judith Marie (Pouliot) Sheridan of Sandown, NH.
After cremation, a graveside service was celebrated, Tuesday July 29, 2014 at 12:00pm in Forest Hill Cemetery, Hampstead Rd., E. Derry.