William Donald Hess

AUBURN < William Donald Hess, 80, of Foxcroft Circle in Auburn, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, at St. Joseph"s Hospital in Syracuse. Bill was born in Buffalo, on Aug. 28, 1927. He was the son of Alexander B. and Ethel Rose Hess of Oradell N.J. He left the Clark School in New Hampshire to voluntarily enlist in the Army during World War II, and served as a corporal in their newly formed Army Air Corps. Bill was president of Bergen Printing Plates Inc. of Paterson N.J., and a resident of Saddle River N.J. for 41 years. Bill also served as a police officer and as a Scoutmaster in Saddle River. He was an expert billiard player, avid gardener, and an accomplished pistol/rifleman, having won many marksmanship awards. Bill believed in his family and constantly encouraged and assisted them at all times. He attended Second Baptist Church. Bill is survived by his wife, Alice Barbara Dobbelaar Hess, to whom he was married for 61 years; a daughter, Kathleen Joan Peryea and her husband, Dale M., of Auburn; a son, Capt. William Albert Hess and his wife, Alice C., of Silver Spring, Md.; a sister, Carol Ann Recco and her husband, John, of Naples, Fla.; a brother, Alexander Hess and his wife, Eloise, of Central City, Ky.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Bill was predeceased by a son, David Alexander Hess. Local services will be held privately for the family. Military honors and internment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., in the spring. Funeral arrangements are with White Chapel Funeral Home, 197 South St, Auburn. To send a message to the family, sign our guest book at www.auburnpub.com and click on obituaries.

This obituary was originally published in The Citizen (Auburn, NY).