WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — Helen A. (Nickerson) Cogswell, 87, of West Bridgewater, Mass., passed away Wednesday, June 27. She was the wife of the late Richard W. Cogswell Sr.

Born Aug. 4, 1930, in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Helen (Hayden) Nickerson, formerly of West Bridgewater.

Helen and Richard first met in the seventh grade, when the neighborhood elementary schools converged, and were married for 62 years.

She was a lifetime resident of West Bridgewater, and had worked for the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. and AT&T. She was a doll collector, “Poet” and enjoyed sewing and knitting.

She is survived by a daughter, Kendra L. Newton, and her husband, Lawrence, of Sumner; two sisters: Sandra Johnson of Florida and Rhonda Roberts of West Bridgewater; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was also the mother of the Richard W. Cogswell Jr. and sister of the late Susan R. Floeck.

To send a condolence to the family, please visit www.d-mfh.com.

Helen A. Cogswell