SOMERSET… Celia (Babiarz) Sherman, age 97, of Somerset passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Somerset Ridge Center.
Mrs. Sherman was the widow of the late Frederick Sherman. Born in Fall River, she was a daughter of the late Michal and Louisa (Iwanska) Babiarz. She lived in the area her whole life.
She was a member of the Polish National Alliance 1887. Mrs. Sherman enjoyed helping out at the summer Harcerze, the Krakow Dancers, playing tennis and duck pin bowling at Walko.
Celia is survived by: a son, Lawrence Sherman and his wife, Marie, of Somerset, MA; 9 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughter, Linda Gray, two sons, Lloyd Sherman and Leonard Sherman, sisters Frances Robidoux, Phyllis Babiarz, Mary Chichon, Millie Kwachinski, and brothers Lawrence Babiarz and Casimar Babiarz.
Funeral services to which relatives and friends are invited to attend will be held Monday, February 14, 2022 from 9-10:30 A.M. at the Boyko Memorial Funeral Home, 709 Broadway, Fall River, MA 02724 followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 A.M. at St. Stanislaus Church, Rockland Street, Fall River, MA 02724. Interment in Notre Dame Cemetery, Stafford Road, Fall River, MA.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Celia’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 North Michigan Avenue, Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.