HAZEL (JERMYN) HERSEY, of Hingham, died on Wednesday, August 2nd at her home after a long illness. She was 87. Mrs. Hersey was born in Hingham and was a lifelong resident of the town. She was a graduate of Hingham High School and Wheelock College. She was a teacher by profession and taught at various times in the public school systems of Marshfield, Hingham and Hanover. She retired in 1982 after 32 years of teaching. Mrs. Hersey was an active member of the Hingham Congregational Church and the Wheelock College Alumni Association. She did a great deal of volunteer work in the community and was well known for knitting sweaters and baby blankets for charitable purposes.
Wife of the late Roger L. Hersey, Sr., she was the mother of Roger L. Hersey, Jr. of Weymouth, Janet H. Andrews, Galen H. Hersey, Marilyn H. MacDonald all of Hingham and the late Deborah Hersey. She was the sister of Clarence A. Jermyn of Arcadia, Florida, Carolyn J. Johnson of Marion and the late Howard G. Jermyn, Jr. Also survived by 8 grand-children, 4 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
A Memorial Service will be conducted on Monday, Aug. 7th at 11 AM at the Hingham Congregational Church, 378 Main St. (Rt. 228), Hingham.
Friends may visit at the Downing Cottage Funeral Chapel, 21 Pond St., Hingham on Sunday from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Wheelock College Alumni Assoc., 200 The Riverway, Boston, MA 02115, The Boy Scouts of America, 2438 Washington St., Canton, MA 02021 or to the Bare Cove Fire Museum, P.O. Box 262, Hingham, MA 02043.
The interment is to be private.