Herb Vassar And Sharon Vassar Death – We are extremely devastated and saddened to announce the death of a couple, 85-year-old Herb Vassar and his 83-year-old wife Sharon Vassar of Hopkins who were identified as the victims in a house explosion Wednesday morning in a Minnesota neighborhood.
Hopkins Fire Chief Dale Specken said fire crews and police officers were called to the area after reports of an explosion and fire.
Specken said some people heard or felt the explosion as far as 15 blocks away. First responders located the bodies of the homeowners, a husband and wife in their 80s, inside the home. Family members identified the victims as 85-year-old Herb Vassar and his 83-year-old wife Sharon Vassar of Hopkins.