Walter G. Sherman , of Lyndonville, died Friday Oct. 31, 2008, while at the Pines Rehabilitation & Health Center in Lyndonville at the age of 95. He was born March 4, 1913, in St. Johnsbury, the last surviving son of Victor and Agnes (Badger) Sherman. Following his education in St. Johnsbury schools, Walter worked at the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard. He then worked for Capewell Manufacturing as a machinist and tool maker in Connecticut, and later for Pratt and Whitney in Hartford, Conn., for several years, and then for Fenn Manufacturing in Newington, Conn., until 1955 when he moved back to Vermont working for Fairbanks Scales in St. Johnsbury with the following positions; foreman of the machine shop, foreman of the tool room, acting chief tool engineer, foreman of the tool and wood and metal pattern shops, and his last position of tool specialist on special assignment when he retired in 1967. Walter was a member of the Moose Club in St. Johnsbury, and the Passumpsic Lodge #27 F&AM of St. Johnsbury. He was a champion horseshoe pitcher and an avid Red Sox fan. He enjoyed playing pool, cribbage, deer hunting, animals, farming, and he kept a wonderful vegetable garden. Survivors include his favorite niece, Sandra Sherman and her husband Richard Whitney of Stoddard, N.H.; his good friend, Helen Sherburne of Lyndonville; a step-daughter, Harriet Burg of Indiana, and her daughters Laura, Anne, and Kim; and other nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife Eva (Clark) Sherman in 2002, whom he married in 1953; and his two brothers, Vincent and Everett Sherman. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. at the Sayles Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert H. Sargent officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Johnsbury. There will be no visiting hours.