Margaret Lucille Hesse's Obituary
MARGARET HESSE, 88
Margaret (Marge) Lucille Hesse, aged 88, died peacefully on December 23, 2017 at Carondelet St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson, Arizona. Marge was born November 27, 1929, in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, the daughter of Harley and Josephine Schoonover. She graduated from The Fairmont Casements Preparatory School in Ormond Beach, Florida in 1948.
On September 3, 1949, Marge married the love of her life Albert (Al) Hesse in Madison, Wisconsin, and they later established a home in Bloomington, Illinois. Al’s later employment with IBM led them to take up residence in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Apalachin, New York, San Jose, California, Morgan Hill, California, and Tucson, Arizona. Upon Al’s retirement, they moved permanently to Green Valley, Arizona.
During her children’s intermediate school years, Marge was active in the leadership of their schools’ Parent-Teacher Association. Upon moving to Arizona, she volunteered as a host for prospective owners at Quail Creek and was a member and greeter of Grace Church of Sahuarita.
Marge was preceded in death by her husband Al, who died in 2015. She is survived by her three children: Bruce (Debra) Hesse of Valley Springs, California, Gary (Margy) Hesse of Leavenworth, Washington, and Cathy (Ron) Owen of Honolulu, Hawaii, and by four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
There will be a private celebration of life scheduled for family and friends at a place and time to be announced.
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