Mildred Bell
Mildred Bell

Obituary of Mildred L. Bell

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Mildred L. Bell (Brown) passed away on Saturday July 23, 2011 at Compassionate Care Hospice in Dover, NJ, She was 88 years old. Born in Massachusetts she grew up in Madison before moving to Mt. Tabor, NJ in 1950. Mildred had owned and operated the Bell Delicatessen on Tabor Rd. in Morris Plains, NJ for 7 years and then drove a school bus for Hanover Park Regional School District for 18 years before retiring in 1988. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Mt. Tabor, the Mt. Tabor Quilters, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Mt. Tabor Fire Department and she volunteered at Morristown Memorial Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband Howard L. Bell in 1991, and her sister Myrtle Iossa in 1995. Mildred is survived by her loving children Cary H. Bell of Augusta, ME, Bonnie & Larry Zeh of Mt. Tabor, and Donna & Stan Wojcik of Mt. Tabor, NJ. She is also survived by her grandchildren Lisa & Matt Bannon, Christina & Jeff Weaver, Kelly & Sean Lomax, Megan & Paul Schulze and Daniel Wojcik, and her great grandsons Harrison, Logan, Ryan, Connor and Jake. Her siblings Dorothy Lord of Woodstock, VT, Carlton Wood of TN, Carol Behre of Chatham, NJ and Sandra Ackley of FL also survive her. Funeral services will held on Tuesday July 26, 2011 at 10AM at The United Methodist Church of Mount Tabor in Mt. Tabor, NJ. Interment services will follow at Restland Memorial Park in East Hanover, NJ. Friends may visit at Norman Dean Home for Services 16 Righter Ave Denville, NJ 07834 on Monday from 2-4 & 7-9PM. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to: United Methodist Church of Mt. Tabor 5 Simpson Ave Mt. Tabor, NJ 07878, or: Compassionate Care Hospice 400 West Blackwell St. Dover, NJ 07801, or: National Multiple Sclerosis Society NJ Metro Chapter 1 Kalista Way Suite 205 Paramus, NJ 07652. Please light a candle in her memory at: www.normandean.com.