Whitman – Laura T. (Walters) Sherman 94 died Wednesday May 28 after a brief illness. She was the beloved wife of the late Henry Sherman.
Born and raised in Kingston she was the daughter of the late Alfred J. and Sophie (Jacintho) Walters and had attended Kingston schools.
Laura had been a resident of Whitman for over 74 years and had remained all those years in the same “family home”. Prior to her retirement she had worked for 11 years at the former Commonwealth Shoe of Whitman. She had then become a familiar face volunteering at the Whitman schools where she read to the children.
She had raised over a dozen parakeets and had loved training them to speak. She had also prided herself in her collection of coo coo clocks which she wound and set manually each day.
She enjoyed shopping, dining out, playing bingo and Keno, and was an avid Red Sox fan. Laura had truly loved to travel, especially to her favorite spots of Las Vegas and Hawaii.
She is survived by her loving sons Wayne F. Sherman, a retired Whitman school teacher, and his wife Donna of Berkley and Alan E. Sherman and his wife Gail of Whitman. She is also survived by her sister Mary Sherman of Whitman as well as many nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late George Walters, Robert Jacintho and Sylvia Dries.
Her funeral service will be held Tuesday June 3 at 9 AM in the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Plymouth Street (Rte. 58 @ the rotary) Whitman. Burial will follow in the High Street Cemetery, Whitman. Visiting hours will be held Monday June 2 from 4-8 PM.