Esther Patsy Hess

On the morning of October 19th, 2015 Esther Patsy Hess passed away at The Cottage nursing home in Tulsa, Oklahoma of natural causes. Esther was born on April 10th, 1930, in Ripon, Wisconsin. She was the fourth child and only daughter of August and Laura Schattschneider. Esther Hess was born and raised in Ripon, Wisconsin. She graduated from Green Lake and Waushara County Teacher’s College, and the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh in 1975 with a Bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She was a member of the education honor society, Kappa Delta Pi. Esther taught K-8 from 1950 to 1958 in the counties of Fond du Lac and Green Lake. She taught third and fourth grade at St. Joseph’s school, summer school for twenty years, and was a reading teacher in Ripon school district for CESA. She was a substitute teacher well into her seventies. Esther was a member and officer of the Berlin Granite Rebekah’s Lodge and former teacher and Vice President of the Women’s Society of Berlin United Methodist Church. She was a member of the Green Lake Homemaker’s club. She was an avid gardener. Esther loved to sing. She made a record that Patrice loved to listen to. After retiring from teaching, she continued her singing with the Ripon Senior Singers traveling to other senior centers to perform. Esther enjoyed traveling to other states where her children and grandchildren lived. She especially enjoyed the horsemanship and musical events that Patrice and Lynnette were involved in. Esther is preceded in death by her beloved husband Arlow Bernard Hess, her parents August and Laura Schattschneider, and her three brothers, Glen Shcattschneider, Albert Schattschneider, and Neal Schattschneider. She is survived by her three children, Patrice Hendrickson, Arlow Chris Hess, and Lynnette Smith. Her four grandchildren, Tiffany (Breibeck) Robinson, Bret Breibeck, Krystle Breibeck, Sarah Leavendusky, and one great grandchild Lillian Robinson. Esther will be buried at Oakwood Cemetery 455 E. Huron Street, Berlin, Wisconsin, next to her husband. Due to the distance the family members live from Berlin, Wisconsin, the family plans to have a celebration of her life in the summer of 2016. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.ALZ.org.

Esther Patsy Hess

April 10, 1930 - October 19, 2015