Ida Van Tassell

VAN TASSELL Ida Van Tassell, age 86, an artist well known for her Newtown street scenes and Tole paintings, died on Friday, September 19, 2003, at Danbury Hospital. Mrs. Van Tassell was the wife of the late Wright M. Van Tassell and resided in the Sandy Hook section of Newtown. She was born in Pleasantville, N.Y., on March 16, 1917, a daughter of the late Harold and Lillian (Washburn) Brundage. A resident of Newtown since 1955, Mrs. Van Tassell and her husband operated Van Tassell Tole House in Sandy Hook for 20 years. She was a member of the Society of Creative Artists, Newtown (SCAN). Mrs. Van Tassell is survived by a daughter, Virginia Sherwood and her husband, Richard of Sandy Hook; a sister, Vickie Kish of New Rochelle, N.Y.; three grandchildren, Rebecca Ferris, and Thomas and Robert Sherwood; four great-grandchildren, Carley and Sean Ferris, and Melissa and Elizabeth Sherwood. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2003, at 5 p.m. in the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown. Interment will be in Zoar Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Friends may call on Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m. Contributions may be made to SCAN, P.O. Box 41, Newtown, CT 06470.