Houghton --- Donna Lee Hess of 7331 Campus Height went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 in Wyoming County Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born on December 17, 1937 in Rochester, PA, a daughter of the late Matthew and Alice Griffith Spiers. On September 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 where 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, OR, Linda Lee Nuñez of Winter Springs, FL and 10 grandchildren.
In addition to her parents she was predeceased by a son, Robert Bruce Hess Jr.
Family and friends may gather from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday, October 21, 2022 at the Kopler-Williams Funeral Home, 21 N Genesee Street, Fillmore. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 2:00 pm at the Houghton Wesleyan Church. Rev. Dr. Wesley Oden will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant cemetery, Houghton.
Memorials if desired to: One Mission Society, c/o account number 408133, PO Box A, Greenwood, IN 46142
Queridos amigos y hermanos, con mucha tristeza queremos compartir que nuestra querida madre, doña Dana/Danita (Donna), ha fallecido ayer a las 3:15 p.m. estamos seguros que está con el Señor.
Fue una bendición que los tres logramos muchos momentos especiales en estos últimos dos días. Yo (Linda) llegué de Orlando. Yo (Glenn) llegué de Oregón. Yo (Mateo) estuve aquí en New York y no en Bogotá.
Por favor ore por nosotros, y especialmente por don Roberto Hess, primera vez en 62 años no están juntos.
Adelante con valor,
Mateo y Glenn Hess y Linda Nunez
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