Obituary of Marie M. Sherman

Marie M. Sherman, 58, of Pomfret Center, CT, died Sunday morning, July 28, 2013 surrounded by her loving family at home, after a battle with cancer. She was the wife of Charles F. Franklin, they were married December 23, 1990. She was born July 11, 1955 in Putnam, daughter of the late Arthur A. and Bertha (Brousseau) Goulet. She was a 1973 graduate of Putnam High School. Marie was the Office Manager and a corporate officer of the Putnam Farmers Co-Op. She started working at the Co-Op as a sales clerk in 1981. In her teens she worked in the kitchen at the Matulaitis Nursing Home, and later with her father at Colt's Plastic in North Grosvenordale and in the mid 1970's at the American Optical, working in Putnam and Southbridge. Marie and her husband Charles operated the Sherman/Franklin Corriedale Farm in Pomfret Center. In 1999 they were "Corriedale Breeders of the Year". Marie won several awards at other competitions including the Ohio State Fair, The Big E, West Springfield, International Livestock Exposition, Louisville, KY. Marie was the Sheep Superintendent at the Woodstock Fair for over 25 years. Marie had a great sense of humor, was a caring and loving wife, mother and sister and would go out of her way to help someone. In addition to her husband Charles, she leaves her daughter Jennifer Lynn Sherman of Putnam, brother Ronald A. Goulet and his wife Lorraine of Putnam, step son Andrew William Franklin and his wife Donna of Ashford; brother-in-law Roger C. Franklin of Putnam, her best friends Marjorie, Karen, Yvonne, Chantel, Connie, Vickie and Jay, several cousins, nieces, nephews and step-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a sister, Theresa Goulet. A Memorial Service will be August 10, 2013 (Saturday) at 3:00 PM at the Congregational Church of Putnam, 175 Main Street, Putnam, CT. Donations may be made in Marie's memory to the Congregational Church of Putnam, PO Box 463, Putnam, CT 06260, or if one wishes they may bring cut flowers from their garden in a bottle. To share a memory with her family "Light a Candle" at www.smithandwalkerfh.com