Published in the March 7, 2016 edition.
WAKEFIELD — Mildred C. (Olsson) Hedquist, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 at age 89.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on April 8, 1926, Mildred was raised in Brooklyn where she graduated from Fort Hamilton High School. She attended…