Florence Iola Grindle

1924 - 2009  (84 years)

• Name	Florence Iola Grindle  [1]
  Birth	9 Oct 1924	Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 May 2009	Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine   [1, 2]
  Burial	Mount Ephraim Cemetery, North Brooklin, Hancock, Maine   [1]
  Person ID	I348472	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Ernest Linwood Grindle,   b. 30 May 1888, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine d. 22 May 1938, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Rena Mae Gross,   b. 29 Apr 1896, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine d. 13 Jul 1961, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1917	Maine   [3]
  Family ID	F45055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward Benjamin Sherman,   b. 15 Nov 1915, Maine d. 28 Aug 1994 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1948  [2]
  Children	1. Reginald E. Sherman,   b. 1950   d. 1991 (Age 41 years)   2. Michael Sherman   3. Deborah Sherman   4. Heidi Sherman
  Family ID	F222533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Bangor Daily News May 18, 2009 BLUE HILL - Florence Iola (Grindle) Sherman, 84, died May 15, 2009, at a Deer Isle health care facility. She was born Oct. 9, 1924, in Blue Hill, daughter of Ernest Linwood and Rena Mae (Gross) Grindle. She graduated valedictorian from George Stevens Academy, Class of 1942. Florence worked at Pratt & Whitney, Hartford, Conn., then graduated from Mary Hitchcock School of Nursing in 1947. Florence married Eddie Sherman in 1948 and they settled in North Brooklin, where she worked at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital on and off for 40 years. She did private duty nursing for E.B. White and others. In 1972 they moved to Blue Hill and operated a seafood business. Florence was a member of Blue Hill Baptist Church. She will be sadly missed by all her family and many friends. She is survived by her son, Michael Sherman and his wife, Roxanne; two daughters, Deborah Sherman and her husband, Doug Terry, and Heidi Goode and her husband, Allan; sister, Georgene Allen; brothers, Basil Grindle and Jerry Grindle; daughter-in-law, Nancy B. Sherman; grandchildren, James, Margaret, Thomas, Laura, Madeline, Rosanna, Carrie, Dorothy and John; and four great-grandchildren. Florence was predeceased by her husband, Edward; son, Reginald; sister, Phyllis Herrick; half sister, Doris Owen; and half brother, Cecil Grindle.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10071] Cemetery index, Mount Ephraim Cemetery, North Brooklin, Hancock, Maine, (Find-a-Grave). [S78315] Obituary, Bangor Daily News, Florence Iola Sherman, (May 18.009). [S53672] Marriage index, Maine, Name Rena M Gross Gender Female Residence Stonington, ME Spouse's Name E L Grindle Spouse's Gender Male Spouse's Residence Bluehill, ME Marriage Date 22 Sep 1917 Marriage Place Maine, USA (Reliability: 3).