Alice (Thoms) Hesse (1913-2001)

THOMS, WEISE, HESSE, IGOU

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Date: 2/15/2016 at 18:16:48

Services held for Alice A. Hesse

Funeral services for Alice A. Hesse were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 1, 2002, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina, Iowa, with Rev. Karl Eckhoff officiating. "In the Garden" was sung by Jack Grosvenor and the congregation sang "Just As I Am" and "My Hope is Built on Nothing Less." The organist was Kay Grosvenor. The casket bearers were Greg Sjaarda, Dick Simm, Merlin Hasenwinkel, Kent Lundquist, Philip Simm and Donald Wiese. Interment was at Liberty Township Cemetery at Calumet, Iowa, under the direction of the Gaudian-Eldridge Funeral Home.

OBITUARY

Alice A. Hesse, the daughter of William and Elsie Wiese Thoms, was born January 6, 1913, on the family farm near Sutherland, Iowa. She received her education in country schools and school in Larrabee, Iowa. She was baptized on March 22, 1913, and later confirmed on July 26, 1936, and was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina.

On November 18, 1936, she was united in marriage to Olaf Hesse in Sutherland, Iowa, by Pastor Pauling. After their marriage the couple farmed in the Paullina and Cleghorn area for many years before their retirement in December of 1975, when they moved into Paullina. While in Paullina Alice was employed at the Martin House.

Her husband preceded her in death on June 26, 1990, in Primghar. Alice remained in the family home until moving to the Paullina Care Center in July of 1992. She passed away on Saturday, December 29, 2001, at the Care Center, reaching the age of 88 years, 11 months and 23 days.

Alice leaves to cherish her memory one daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Ron Igou of Cherokee, Iowa; also a host of other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband; a granddaughter; parents; one brother and one sister.

Paullina Times, Paullina, Iowa, January 3, 2002, P3