Donna Lee Hess

Donna Lee Hess

HOUGHTON - Donna Lee Hess, of 7331 Campus Heights, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday (Oct. 18, 2022) in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw.

She was born Dec. 17, 1937, in Rochester, Pa., a daughter of the late Matthew and Alice Griffith Spiers. On Sept. 3, 1960, in Aliquippa, Pa., she married Robert Bruce Hess Sr., who survives.

Donna was a former missionary for One Mission Society, serving in Colombia and Ecuador, and during her time in Medellín, Colombia, she co-taught a Bible study class with a Roman Catholic nun on the Book of Revelation.

She devoted her energy to support her husband and children through many activities, secretarial, hostess for work teams, local church activities, etc. Above all she loved Jesus and served people.

Donna was a member of the Houghton Wesleyan Church.

She was an avid reader and enjoyed sewing, playing the piano, all types of flowers, gardening and cooking, and she created dishes with a mix of foods from Western Pennsylvania, Colombia and Ecuador.

She also enjoyed watching the Pittsburg Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Monk and Murder She Wrote.

Surviving in addition to her husband are their children, Matthew "Mateo" Allon (Leticia) Hess of Bogotá, Colombia, Glenn Stephen (Jodi) Hess of Keizer, Ore. and Linda Lee Nuñez of Winter Springs, Fla.; and 10 grandchildren.

In addition to her parents she was predeceased by a son, Robert Bruce Hess Jr.

Family and friends may gather from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday (Oct. 21, 2022) at the Kopler-Williams Funeral Home, 21 N. Genesee St., Fillmore. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 22, 2022) at the Houghton Wesleyan Church. Rev. Dr. Wesley Oden will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant cemetery, Houghton.

Memorials if desired may be made to One Mission Society, c/o account number 408133, P.O. Box A, Greenwood, IN 46142.

Online condolences may be made at www.koplerwilliamsfuneralhome.com.