James S. Hassell, 90, of Willow Road, Greenville, died Tuesday. He was the devoted husband of the late Mildred (Maguire) Hassell, beloved father of: Christine Yamiolkowski of Tiverton, Cheryl Cabral of Johnston, Donna Tucker of East Killingly, CT, Cynthia Donahue of Chepachet , Sharon Krinsky of San Francisco, CA and the late Suzanne Hassell. Grandfather of Stephen, Lisa, Suzanne, David, Stefanie, Andrew, Brianne, Brent, Kevin, Sarah, Harry and Leo. Great grandfather of Sophia, Alex, Brady, Quinlynn, Gideon and Abigail. He was the son of the late James E. Hassell and Elizabeth (Gormely) Hassell and the baby brother of the late Viola Bouliere, Rita Waller and Lena McDonough.
He was a member of Fox Point Boys Scout Troop 31, a Marine veteran of WWII, participating in action against the enemy at Marshall Islands. He worked for the New England Telephone Company for 41 years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the Greenville-Harmony chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America.
Thank You Daddy
Surely no daughters ever felt
as secure and content
in there daddy’s love,
as we did as a child.
Surely no woman ever felt
as respected and cared about
by there daddy as we did.
We may be biased,
But we feel our relationship is,
and always has been,
exceptionally close.
And one thing we know for sure
no daughters ever loved their Daddy
more than we loved him.
We are and always will be
“The Hassell Girls!”
Funeral Friday at 10 am from the Anderson-Winfield Funeral Home, Rt 44 at Greenville Common, Greenville. Mass of Christian Burial at 11am in St. Philip Church, 622 Putnam Pike, Greenville. Burial in RI Veteran’s Cemetery. Visitation Thursday 4-7pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Pets for Vets. Pets for Vets