HESS, Rose Olive

(Maiden Name: Williams)

HESS, Mrs. Rose Olive. New Castle. Mrs. Rose Olive Hess, 97, of New Castle, died at 7:10 AM. Sunday at Palisades Nursing Home where she had been a patient since last November. She was born Feb. 1, 1877, at Indianola, Iowa, and she moved with her parents to Greeley in 1879. The family moved to Breckenridge in 1880 and to Glenwood Springs in 1885. She married John H. Hess on June 19, 1914, at Glenwood Springs, they moved to a ranch on Garfield Creek soon after their marriage and resided there until they retired in 1942 and moved into New Castle. Mrs. Hess was a member of the Congregational Church and of the Rebekah Lodge at New Castle. She was previously married Alexander Mattiessen. Mr. Hess died in 1966 at Glenwood springs. Survivors include one son, Alvin Hess of New Castle; two daughters, Mrs. Oren (Dorothy) Hesz of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Karl (Hazel) Larson of Grand Junction; five grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and five great great grandchildren.

Posted by Dianne Martinson on May 04, 2008

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