George Cassell Jr.

George Cassell Jr. of Yarmouthport and formerly of the Vineyard died on Oct. 24 after a four-year battle with brain cancer. He was formerly a state police trooper stationed on the Island in the 1950s.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Jean Rocha Cassell and four children, Janet Broder, Debbie Cassell, George Cassell 3rd and Stevie Cassell; six grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Interment was in the Ancient Cemetery in Yarmouthport on Oct. 29.