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Benjamin Hess Obituary
Born in Trenton, NJ, he attended Crossing Cooperative Nursery School, Fallsington Elementary School, and Charles Boehm Middle School. He was active in many school activities including Reading Olympics, stage crew, and Odyssey of the Mind. He also was a member of Boy Scout Troop 46 and several community sports youth teams. Ben graduated in 2021 from Pennsbury High School, where he was a member of the Long Orange Line marching band, which was in the Tournament of Roses Parade in 2018. Ben attended Shippensburg University, majoring in business / marketing and participating in ROTC, and he enjoyed two trips to Europe during his time in college. Over the years, he worked for Sesame Place, Wawa, Target, FedEx, Amazon, and Mitsubishi Trane, and he volunteered for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen. Ben was hard-working and a wonderfully kind and thoughtful soul.
Surviving are his parents, James and Laura, sister Abigail, and feline friends, Libby and Freddy, all of Fallsington. Also surviving are grandparents James Hess, Patricia Back, and Catherine Goeke, along with several aunts, uncles, and cousins, and he was predeceased by his grandfather Stephen Goeke, Sr.
A visitation will take place on Saturday, September 27, from 10 a.m. to Noon, followed by a memorial service at Noon, at James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, 2200 Trenton Road, Levittown. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen: https://trentonsoupkitchen.org/ways-to-give/.
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