Derry, N.H. - Pauline Shattuck "Polly" Tomer, 90, of Derry, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 9, 2020. Polly was born, Pauline Virginia Shattuck, in Cambridge, Mass., on April 12, 1930, to parents, George and Alice (Ayre) Shattuck.

She attended Melrose High in Massachusetts and went on to a career in office management, most notably for the Los Angeles Times and the Gloucester, MA Chamber of Commerce. During the last years of her life, she lived happily with her fiancé, Donald Thayer.

Polly is survived by son, Bartlett Bruce Shattuck and his wife, Jeralyn; granddaughter Nicole Heymer and husband, Jason; granddaughter, Erin Greenspan and husband James; grandson, Alec DeVries and wife, Chrissy; and great-grandchildren, Orion, Rex, Eliza, Katie, and Nina.

She is predeceased by husband, Robert H. Tomer and daughter, Lorna DeVries. Polly believed in a life well lived and people who knew her could tell you that she was always able to find the humor in any situation.

Services will be private. Arrangements are by the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home - Crematory, Hampton, N.H. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Parkinson Disease Association, 135 Parkinson Ave., Staten Island, NY 10305. Please visit www.RemickGendron.com to view Polly's memorial website, to sign her tribute wall and for additional information.