Donald Hess

Donald A. Hess, 75, of, Luxemburg, Iowa died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 of Pulmonary Fibrosis, at his home in Luxemburg with his wife Barbara at his side. Visitation will be held 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 22, 2016, at Kramer Funeral Home, Holy Cross. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2016, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Luxemburg, with burial at a later date Rev. Noah Diehm will officiate. Don was born March 13, 1940 in Guttenberg, the son of Arnold and Hattie (Miller) Hess. He attended Luxemburg School and graduated from Holy Cross High School. He married Barbara Roling on October 6, 1964 in Colesburg, Iowa. Together they farmed and raised their family in rural New Vienna. He was a loyal employee at Dave’s Feed Store for 50 years and retired at age 70 in 2010. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing and his never ending garden. A special time of year was deer season with his good friends. Don was a proud husband, father and grandfather. Survivors include his wife, Barbara, 2 daughters: Jolyn (Paul) Schneider and Sherry (Pat Wombacher) Hess both of Iowa City, 2 sons; Bill Hess of Luxemburg and Carl Hess of New Vienna, daughter in law Jeanne Hess of Holy Cross, 12 grandchildren: Jordan, Haley, Grace Schneider, Nathan Hess, Josh and Rachel Wombacher-Hess, Cheyenne and Spencer Hess, Matt, Tyler and Brent Hess and Conner Hess, siblings: Correne (Cletus) Hellman of Ryan, Bernadette (Louie) Wiegel of Gratiot, WI, Leola (Tom) Sperfslage of Central City, IA, and Janice (Dan) Roling of Guttenberg, in-laws: Dan (Janice) Roling of Guttenberg, Mary (Eldon) Sasson of Dyersville, Richard Roling of Cascade, Lois (Bob) Forkenbrock of Dyersville, Duane (Judy) Roling of New Vienna, Dale (Alice) Roling of Dodgeville, WI. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Randy Hess in 2006, siblings: Carl and Dennis Hess, Helene Oberbroeckling and Grace Roling, brother in laws, Leo Wedig and Ralph Oberbroeckling. A Donald A. Hess memorial fund has been established. The family would like to thank Amy with Hospice of Dubuque, and the many family and friends who stopped and visited Don during his illness. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com.