PROSPECT HARBOR
Sherman Lee Merchant II went home to be with the Lord May 6, 2018, at his home with his wife of 60 years, Ella, the love of his life, by his side. They were like two peas in a pod, always together.
Sherman was born on Beals Island Aug. 29, 1933, the oldest of nine boys, no sisters, to Sherman Franklin and Pauline Merchant.
The ocean was his greatest love, clamming and lobster fishing, which he wanted to do this summer with the family’s help.
He was an eight-year United States Navy veteran of the Korean War, the Bay of Pigs Conflict and the Suez Crises. He was captain of the boat, as he and his crew made five trips up the Nile River to bring out 1,500 American citizens.
Sherman was a lifetime member of the Knights of Pythias and president of the Prospect Harbor Cemetery Association for many years.
Sherman had many talents using his hands. In the winter he would be in the basement buildings miniature boats, buoys, oars and other things. Sherman was a very hard worker all of his life.
He leaves behind five children, Hattie and Ed Damon, Jennie and Maurice Moon, Sherman F. and April, Eugene and Laurie, Bruce and Melissa and one like his own, Mike Cronin. Nine grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
Brothers Herman, Bertrum and Carolyn, Allan and Phyllis and Almond.
His special friends on the Mill Pond Road in Corea and so many more, the list could go on and on.
A graveside service will be held at the Prospect Harbor Cemetery June 24 at 2 p.m. with Pastor Charles Kelley officiating. A gathering will be held at the Knights of Pythias Hall, Route 1, after the service. All are welcome.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Sherman’s memory to the Knights of Pythias, P.O. Box 31, Gouldsboro, ME 04607, Gouldsboro Fire Department, P.O. Box 68, Prospect Harbor, ME 04669 or Prospect Harbor United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 101, Prospect Harbor, ME 04669.