Rochester, New Hampshire
1914 - 2008
Rochester: Fred Hassey, 93, of Secretariat Way, died on Sat. Mar 8, 2008 at the Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, FL.
He was born on Aug. 25, 1914 in Lawrence, MA; the son of Peter and Sadie Hassey.
He worked for Bolta, now known as Standex for 50 years.
Fred was an avid Red Sox fan. He was a member of the Andover Country Club for 50 years, a member of the Rochester Country Club for 3 years. He wintered in Cocoa Beach, FL. He loved to play cards, billiards and loved a good party.
He is survived by his companion of 20 years, his “honey bee”, Cecile Belvere, his daughter Phyllis LaPointe and her husband, Richard of Barrington; his four grandchildren, Debbie Garbiso, David and Brian Mailhot, Mark Lewis; and his 5 great- grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife of 53 years, Sally (Hajjar) Hassey in 1988, his daughter Judy Lewis, his brothers, Emil and Charlie Hassey and his sister, Alice Deeb.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Susan G. Komen (Breast Cancer) for the Cure, 5005 LBJ Fwy., Ste. 250, Dallas, TX 75244 or to American Cancer Society, Northern New England Region, 2 Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, NH 03110.
Friends and family may call on Thurs., Mar. 13, 2008 from 5-8:00 pm at Purdy Memorial Chapel, 2 Concord Rd., Rt. 4, Lee, NH.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Fri., Mar. 14, 2008 at Purdy Memorial Chapel with Deacon Robert Gagnon, officiating.
To sign our on-line guestbook, please go to www.purdyfuneralservice.com
Freddie,
Our family lost a great guy. I'll miss my dear friend and card player. I'll always remember how we "argued" about who trimmed who! Things won't be the same here without you.
Love,
Irene
Irene Files
March 13, 2008 | Rochester, NH
Dear Phyllis,
It was such an honor to now Fred. He was allways there to listen to me when I was growing up. He was a great friend and he will be missed.
David Hogan
March 12, 2008 | Phoenix, AZ
Fred,
Thank you so much for being such an important part of my husbands life. You will never know how much you meant to him. The days on the golf course, playing WII and your talks. You being at our wedding meant the world to both of us and I will cherish the memory of you there always. You are a wonderful friend and part of our family. Dyllon thinks the world of you and you will be truly missed. We love you Fred, Thank you for being you.
Hugs and Kisses
Alicia
Alicia Edgerly
March 12, 2008 | Rochester, NH
I will always remember my "bachelor party" as the only night I could find "your" grove on the WII bowling alley and won the best of three !!! I will miss our talks about what was great about life and our days on the golf course. You openly welcomed myself and my family into your home and will be missed by all. Dyllon misses you also and you helping him as he played WII :-)
Roy Edgerly
March 12, 2008 | Rochester, NH
I didn't know Fred long or very well but I knew he was a huge sox fan and that was enough for me. I didn't think I would get so attached to the people living at Secrectariat. I am really glad I got to play cribbage with Fred, eat his taboule, talk sox and got invited up to play wii with Fred. The first person i knew to get the wii!! He tried to lure us up with martinis and once there he spent the whole time teasing me that i stink at bowling!
I was looking forward to him returning...
Wendy Booth
March 12, 2008 | Nottingham, NH
I was happy to have met him
Leonard Ott
March 12, 2008 | Dover, NH
Dear Fred,
It has only been 4 years since I've had the pleasure of meeting you. Right away I feel in love with your "Pillsbury Doughboy" laugh & your love of life. You made my mom feel right at home when she moved to Secretariat by challenging her with cribbage & gin games; soon you became family to our family. Darren so enjoyed those "heated" discussions of the Red Sox, and looked forward to seeing you whenever he came home from California. Thank you for always making us smile & remember...
Stephanie Monza
March 12, 2008 | Rochester, NH
