HESS, Sr., Joseph Leo --- 1930-2011
DOEHLER, HESS, SMITH, FREEMAN, HAMMEL, GAVIN, HOISINGTON, DEFLOREN
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Date: 1/11/2012 at 14:11:07
Joseph Hess, Sr.
Joseph L. Hess, Sr., 81, of Lansing died Thursday, September 22, 2011 at his home in rural Lansing. Funeral services were held Monday, September 26 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing, with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial was at Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery, Lansing.
Joseph Leo Hess, Sr. was born January 21, 1930 in Waukon, the son of Pius and Elsie (Doehler) Hess. He attended rural Lansing area schools and then went to work on the family farm and hauled milk for a time.
October 11, 1950 he married Shirley Ann Smith at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing. They moved to La Crosse, WI, where he worked in a bakery for several years before moving back to the home farm near Churchtown, where he has farmed ever since. Joe and Shirley ran a dairy herd and raised beef cattle and grain. Joe loved farming and was a hard worker. He was also an excellent handyman and mechanic, taking care of a majority of his own repairs and improvements around the family farm.
He was known for his willingness to help his neighbors with whatever they needed, asking nothing in return.
Joe was currently a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing and had formerly been an active member of St. Mary’s Lycurgus Catholic Church, serving on the church board. He enjoyed fishing, including taking trips to Canada, hunting, trail rides, and going to farm auctions. Family times were special to Joe and he always enjoyed a good visit with his friends and neighbors.
Survivors include his seven children, John of Waukon, Susan Freeman of Emerald, WI, Michael (Abby) of Denver, CO, Mark of Somerset, WI, Steven and Joseph, Jr., both of Lansing, and Deborah Hammel of Decorah; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; a brother, Martin Hess of Peoria, IL; and two sisters, LuAnn Gavin of Racine, WI and Georgie Gavin of Lansing. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Shirley, who died in 2006; a daughter, Joann Hoisington; an infant son; a son-in-law, Steve Hammel; and three sisters, Esther Defloren and Mary and Martha Hess.
Casketbearers were Lance Hammel, Stevie Millerman, Jr., Steve Millerman, Sr., Mike O’Hare, Tom Walleser and Gary Bahlmann. Honorary casketbearers were Joe’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren.The Waukon Standard, September 29, 2011
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