ROCKLAND, MA — Barbara Ruth Sherman of Rockland, Ma., formerly of Brandon, VT, passed peacefully on October 29, 2022, at the age of 90.
Born in Everett, MA, Barbara was the daughter of Clarence (Pat) and Elsie Mae West and sister of John Charles West.
She lived most of her life in Weymouth, Ma. She worked at the Telephone Company as a switchboard operator and later was a home health care aid.
She loved crafting, quilting, crocheting, and gardening and was an avid reader. She participated in a local Prayer Shawl Ministry and was a member of her local Congregational Church in Brandon.
In later years, she enjoyed spending time with her family, conquering modern technology, and using her iPad to fulfill her love of reading, games, and puzzles.
Lovingly remembered by her family, she is survived by four daughters, Leah Murray, Marissa Hickey, Elyce Chuilli, and Marcia Birmingham, and her husband Robert; and two Step Children, James and Judy Sherman.
Barbara had six grandchildren Alyssa Bosse, Thomas Hickey Jr, Matthew Hickey, Evan Hickey, and Robert and Nicholas Birmingham. She was also the great-grandmother of five, including four great-granddaughters, Jenna, Makayla, Karlie, and Everleigh Hickey, as well as her great-grandson Nolan Bosse. Foster mother to many children in Vermont.
She was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence E. Sherman.
A private family service will be held at the Peck Funeral Home in Braintree, Ma. The graveside committal service and burial will occur on Friday, November 4, 2022, at 1 p.m. at the Vermont Veterans Cemetery in Randolph, Vt.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Barbara’s memory to the Pat Roche Hospice Home, 86 Turkey Hill Ln., Hingham, Ma. (NVNA.ORG)
Local arrangements are under the care of the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon.
