HESS, John Henry

Hess, John H. New Castle. John Henry Hess, 88, a resident of New Castle, since 1898, died at 7:30pm at Valley View Hospital at Glenwood Springs after an illness of three days. Mr. Hess, a farmer, was born February 17, 1878, in Dark County, Ohio, and spent his childhood in Kansas Territory. He married Rose Olive Williams in Glenwood Springs on June 20, 1914. His wife survives. Services will be held at 2pm Friday at the Congregational Church here with the the Rev. Walter Klein officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Farnum Mortuary. Survivors include a son, Alvin Hess of Eagle; two step-daughters, Mrs. Oren Hess of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. Karl Larson of New Castle; a grandchild; five step-grandchildren; 11 step-great-grandchildren and a step-great-great-grandchild. Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project
Posted by Dianne Martinson on May 04, 2008

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