Cassandra Leigh Carlson, 23, of North Haven, passed away on Dec. 18, from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident that evening. Born in New Haven, on June 1, 1999, she was the beloved daughter of Jennifer Carlson. A 2017 graduate of North Haven High School, Cassandra worked for Stop & Shop in North Haven, as a front-end supervisor.

She was the loving granddaughter of Patricia C. Petrunia Carlson and the late John I. Carlson; beloved niece of Jessica L. Carlson (Richard Florentino) and John I. Carlson Jr. (Natalie); loving cousin of John Carlson IV, Zachary, and Alchemy Carlson and Vera Florentino. She is also survived by her boyfriend Maxwell McIver; her mother’s fiance Timothy Frame; her dogs, Tinkerbell and Thor; her kittens, Artemis and Apollo.

The visiting hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at the Havens Family North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue. Family and friends are invited at 10 a.m. on Friday morning, Dec. 23, to go directly to St. Elizabeth of the Trinity Parish at St. Frances Cabrini Church, 57 Pond Hill Road, North Haven. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to New Haven Animal Shelter, 81 Fournier Street, New Haven, CT 06511. www.northhavenfuneral.com.