Hesse, Paul A. 1906-1988

HESSE, SANDERMAN, SNITKER, JACOBSON, STRAATE, TESLOW, RAMAKER, AUG, HILMER, KRUGER

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 1/15/2011 at 21:28:21

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON DEMOCRAT, December 15, 1988
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Paul Albert Hesse, age 82, of Waukon,Iowa died Sunday, December 11, 1988 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 14 at 2 p.m. at Salem United Church of Christ. The Rev. Elsa Marsland officiated. Burial was in the Church cemetery with Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Casket bearers were his 14 grandchildren: Lee Straate, Brad Hesse, Randy Hesse, Jeff Teslow, Steve Hesse, Mike Ramaker, Gary Aug, Larry Straate, Mark Straate, Dennis Hesse, Gary Hesse, Perry Hesse, Bernard Teslow, and Philip Jacobson.

Paul was born January 28, 1906 in Union Prairie Township, Allamakee County, Iowa to August and Emile (Sanderman) Hesse. He attended the rural Helming School. On May 7, 1925 he married Clara Snitker at the Salem parsonage. She died September 9, 1962. He married Mildred Jacobson November 16, 1963 at Christ Lutheran Church in Preston, Minnesota. He farmed until 1961 and was a carpenter and painter. He was a member of Salem UCC where he had held various church offices and taught Sunday School.

He was preceded in death by a grandchild, a step-grandchild, a sister, Lydia Kruger, and two brothers, Arthur Hesse and Simon Hesse.

Surviving are his wife, Mildred; 5 children, Marian (Mrs. Herbert Straate) and Roger Hesse, both of Waukon, Iowa, Ronald Hesse of Postville, Iowa and Orville Hesse and Ruby,(Mrs. Nathan Teslow), both of Decorah, Iowa; 3 step-children, Lois, (Mrs. Joe Ramaker) of Chatfield, Minnesota, Carol (Mrs. Richard Aug) of Rochester, Minnesota, and Robert Jacobson of Hammond, Indiana; 19 grandchildren, 9 step-grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, 6 step-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Edna,(Mrs. Art Hilmer) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.