PARSONSFIELD- Pauline (Tuttle) Sherman age 96 died January 13, 2026, at Pine Point Health Center in Scarborough, Maine. She passed peacefully surrounded by her family.
Born in Portland, Maine, to an exceptionally large family, on May 4, 1929, daughter of the late Henry and Dororthy (Currier) Tuttle.
She was predeceased by her husband Edward C. Sherman, Sr. and an infant son at birth, Edward C Sherman II, and her daughters, Edith Garrigan, Annabelle Gunther and her son John E Sherman, Sr. and her grandson, John E. Sherman, Jr. a son-in-law, Tracy Wiggin. Her siblings: Maude Farrington, Delia Thurber, Blanche Johnson, George, Henry, Robert, James, and Irving Tuttle.
A brother Alexander Bourgois survives her. She is also survivedby her children: Betty Corrow, of NH, Pauline Pendleton and husband Herb of South Portland, Edwina Wiggin of Jay.Virginia Pratt and husband Stephen of Gray. Edward C Sherman, Jr of South Portland, and a son-in-law Larry Guenther of New Mexico
She had twenty-one grandchildren and over 50 great and great-great grandchildren. She absolutely loved her grandbabies.
She was a resident of Parsonsfield, Maine for 50 years and was an active member of the South Parsonsfield Baptist church for over 30 years. Her church family loved her immensely and she loved them. When she moved to Portland because of health issues, she stayed connected with her church friends. One church friend wrote “Even after she could not be active due to health issues, she still saved money in different containers for the missionary funds and gave the money to us when we visited her.
She loved going on yearly beach trips to “Fenwick Island” and would enjoy walking and hanging on the boardwalk with the grandchildren. She loved the holidays where she left a legacy of traditions for her children and grandchildren.
Mom loved to puzzle and would always get her many children and grandchildren to participate in helping her to finish her puzzles. She reminded us that she has two families now and loved her second family at Pine Point. She loved Bingo and was known as the Bingo Queen at Pine Point. Mom was a true “Mainah” and her last meal she asked for was an Italian.
Grammie, as the grands called her, was known for her wit and little sing song quotes. Always making faces, she loved and was loved by all. Her very last words say it all as spoken to her grandchild(ren) “I love you.” We all are blessed. I could hear Jesus say to her as she entered into His arms “Well done, good and faithful servant, enter into the Joy of the Lord.”
Visitation will be held on Thursday Jan. 22 from 12 - 1 PM, followed by funeral service at 1 PM at the Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home, 71 Maple St., Cornish. Burial will be in the spring at Hillcrest Cemetery, Plains Road, Hollis, where she will be interred with her late husband Edward.
Online condolence messages can be submitted at www.mainefuneral.com.