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1926
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2023
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William Hess Obituary
Born on February 21, 1926, in Osceola Mills, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph F. & Della M. (Dunlap) Hess. He married Cecelia Beres in 1965, in Osceola Mills; she preceded him in death in 1984. He then married Virginia Pollick in 1986 in Osceola Mills; she preceded him in death in 2015.
William was a member of the Osceola Mills United Methodist Church.
He was a Navy Veteran of WWII and an Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. While in the Navy he served aboard the U.S.S. Kidd.
He retired from SCI Rockview as a Corrections Officer and was a 1944 graduate of the former Osceola Mills High School.
He was preceded in death by both wives and a brother. Ralph J. Hess & his wife Jean.
William is survived by two daughters, Carole A. Hite & her husband Thomas of Osceola Mills, PA and Greta M. Mills & her husband Robert of Osceola Mills, PA; a step-son, Gregory Kline & his wife Leanna of Osceola Mills, PA; six grandchildren, Clinton B. Mills, PhamD & his wife Maureen, Alan R. Mills, Cecelia Hite, Nolan T. Hite, Logan Kline and Gwyneth Kline; Mope's lifelong friend, Donald Stevens; good friends and neighbors, Andy Summerson & Patrick Mercer; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The Funeral Service will be at 7:00 p.m., Friday, June 9th, at Heath Funeral Home & Cremation Services, LLC, 701 Lingle St., Osceola Mills, PA; with Pastor Gloria Montgomery officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Osceola Mills, PA.
Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Military Honors will be accorded by the Osceola Mills Honor Guard.
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Patrick Mercer
May 31, 2024
Mope, I MISS YOU EACH AND EVERY DAY! You are 1 in a Billion!
"Keep it 100%" Tin Can Sailor!
You were the Dad I Never Had.
I LOVE YOU MOPE!
Save me one of those Peanut Butter Meltaway's!
See Ya Soon!
Patrick
Mary Ann Postiach Shipley
July 21, 2023
I thought the world of mope. He was married to my cousin jinka. I loved coming back to my dad's hometown to see him n Janka on 4th of july.may u rest in peace with our lord mope.
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