Philip “Skip” Hassler, at 68

Skip Hassler, 68, of Hull, passed from this life peacefully at his home on October 12, 2025, with his children at his side. Born Philip Carl Hassler in West Palm Beach, Florida, on June 15, 1957, “Skip” grew up and lived in southeast Florida before coming to live in Hingham in 1971. He moved to Hull in 1994. Mr. Hassler was a licensed journeyman electrician since 1987 and had his own company, PCHassler Electric. Most recently, he worked for Pat Cannon at Cannon Electric in Hull.

Mr. Hassler was known and admired by many people for his excellent and meticulous skills as an electrician, and for the impeccable care he took of his home in Hull. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Hassler refurbished, renovated, and maintained his Hull home in a neighborhood where he developed deep roots. He loved living with access to and a ready view of the water. Friends will miss Mr. Hassler’s down-to-earth common sense, and his wry, deadpan sense of humor, delivered when least expected. He was a sensitive, caring soul and capable of expressing a full range of emotions. Mr. Hassler leaves behind good friends he loved like family, especially Pat Cannon and Suzanne St. Pierre of Hull and Sean Fitzgerald of Hingham.

Family members who will hold Mr. Hassler’s memory as a blessing include his son Myles Hassler of Hull and his children Joey, Aynslee, and Axel; son Ben Hassler of Halifax and his wife Rachel; and daughter Marley Hassler Rooslet of Plymouth and her husband Ryan and their children Stella, Scarlet, and Jameson. Also holding Mr. Hassler’s memory as a blessing are his younger sister Debbie Flanagan of Florida and her husband Chaz along with their children Kyle, Riley, and Kelly, and his elder sister Carroll Ladd of Oklahoma, and her daughters Miriam Lee and Elizabeth Jean and their father, Don Shephard of Michigan.

The family is grateful for all those who cared for Mr. Hassler during this past year, including the physicians, nurses, and technicians in Dana Farber Cancer Center, Beth Israel and South Shore hospitals, Beacon Hospice, and Downing Cottage Funeral Home. And the family especially wants to acknowledge and thank Pat Cannon and Suzanne St. Pierre, who showed up unfailingly in a multitude of ways to support and care for Mr. Hassler and his immediate family on this journey throughout the past year, and Sean Fitzgerald, who showed up for Mr. Hassler as a brother and a friend.

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