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Mildred “Mims” (Adams) Kessler

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Mildred “Mims” (Adams) Kessler, passed away Friday morning, January 2, at the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts, from coronary problems. A resident of Yarmouthport, Massachusetts, she was the beloved wife of Ret. Lt. Col. (USAF) John Kessler, Jr., who died in July of 1991.
Mims was born and raised in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Edgar and Sarah Adams. She graduated from Hopkinton High School in 1945 and then went on to graduate from Katharine Gibbs College in Boston, Massachusetts. After college she worked in the Meteorology Department at MIT, where she met her husband John.
As the wife of an Air Force officer, Mims had the opportunity to live in many parts of the country and the world. Her travels allowed her to enjoy Guam, Holland, France, and to experience other parts of Europe. She later returned to Hopkinton and then enjoyed retirement for fifteen years in Cape Coral and Lake Suzy, Florida. There she obtained her real estate license, but still made plenty of time to enjoy the beach, boating and fishing with her husband and many friends. In 1990 she returned to Cape Cod to be closer to her family.
Mims was a skilled seamstress and an avid Red Sox fan. She loved dancing and big bands, and maintained a sense of adventure throughout her later years, even trying white water rafting at the age of 70. She had a sharp mind and unique sense of humor, which continued into her final days.
Mims leaves behind a daughter, Sandra Pope and husband, John, of Dennis, MA, and a son, John Kessler and wife, Susan, of Windham, NH. Mims was predeceased by her only sibling, Russell Adams, of Hopkinton, MA. She had a special place in her heart for her grandchildren, Amy Hennessey, of Avon, CO, Jill DePamphilis, and husband, Brian, of Waltham, MA, Greg Kessler and wife, Susan, of Silver Spring, MD, and her great-grandchild, Lillian Kessler. Mims also leaves behind two nephews, Carl Adams and wife, Maura, of Hopkinton, MA, and Roger Adams and wife, Sue, of Sutton, MA, as well as a sister-in-law, Christine Adams, of Aiea,HI. She will also be missed by her surviving cousins Charles Carlstrom of Dennis, MA, Ruth Kantzer of Wrentham, MA, Miriam Eames of Walpole, MA, and Sara Deeb and husband, Carl, of Fort Washington, MD.
In lieu of flowers, it is requested that donations be made in memory of Mims Kessler to the Yarmouth Fire Fighters Relief Association, 96 Old Main St., South Yarmouth, MA 02664.
Friends and relatives will be cordially welcomed to a gathering to celebrate Mims’s life at the Meeting House, King’s Way Community at 1 PM on Sunday, January 11, located at 68 Kings Circuit, Yarmouthport, MA.