Mildred Hassell

NEW YORK - Mildred Hassell, age 94, of 161 W. 16th St., New York City. and formerly of Wallingford, Conn., passed peacefully on Friday, July 27, 2012.
Mildred was born on March 21, 1918, to the late Herschel Hessel and Dora (Zimmerman) Hessel in the North Farms section of Wallingford. Mildred was a 1934 graduate of Lyman Hall High School and moved to New York City shortly thereafter. She worked for many years in New York City and Houston as an executive assistant in the financial services arena. She loved New York City, was a patron of the arts, and lived a full life as a true "New Yorker," experiencing all the wonderful restaurants and activities that the "Greatest City in the World" had to offer. Her great love and knowledge of sports was truly unique. She was very proud of her association over the years with athletics at Rice University in Houston and continued a scholarship in her brother Lou's name there. In most recent years she was very involved with, and enjoyed being with members of The Jewish Guild for the Blind.

Mildred was predeceased by two sisters and three brothers, Bess Morton, of Williamsport, Pa., Rose Goldfarb, of Wallingford, Julius Hassell, of Wallingford,Lou Hassell of Houston, Texas, and Joseph Hessel, of Meriden. She was the beloved aunt of and is survived by nine nieces and nephews, Bruce Morton and wife, Barbel, of Bozeman, Mont., Richard Goldfarb and wife, Peggy, of Marblehead, Mass., Larry Goldfarb, of Knoxville, Tenn., David Goldfarb and wife, Allison, of St Augustine, Fla., Doranne Borges and husband, Willie, of Portsmouth, R.I., Thomas Hessel, of Meriden, Elizabeth Chester, of Middletown, Dr. Joseph Hessel and wife, Dorothy, of Paradise Valley, Ariz., James Hessel and wife, Patty, of Fairfield; and many grand and great-grandnieces and nephews.
Burial will be in Wallingford at Beth Israel Cemetery at the convenience of the family with no calling hours. In Mildred's memory, donations can be made to: Jewish Guild for the Blind, New York City; National Association for Visually Handicapped; Andrew Haskell Library for the Blind, New York City; Beth Israel Synagogue, Wallingford; Temple B'nai Abraham, Meriden. To leave a message of remembrance, please visit www.BCBailey.com.