Hanson – Minnie M. (Rippstine) Hefler 96 died Sunday December 19 after a period of failing health. She was the wife of the late Charles A. Hefler.
Born in San Antonio, Texas she was the daughter of the late Edward A. and Mary E. (Brown) Rippstine. She was raised in Texas and attended school there.
Minnie was a longtime resident of Hanson, having moved there in 1947. While in Hanson she was a member of the Hanson Congregational Church. She worked many years in the kitchen of the Plymouth County Hospital in Hanson and later as a print shop worker at the former Halliday Lithograph.
She loved her flower gardens and the challenge of a good cribbage game.
She is survived by her loving daughters Billie Jo Violante of Virginia and Martha E. Hefler of Plymouth, and her son Charles H. Hefler of Halifax, as well as several grandchildren. She was the mother of the late Russell Hefler and Helen Mahoney.
By request of the family all services were private. Family and friends wishing to do so may donate in her name to the Charity of One’s Choice.
Arrangements by the Blanchard Funeral Chapel, Inc.