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Roger Don Hess 1937–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1937

Birth Location: Greeley, Delaware County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 1 October 2016

Death Location: Key West, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Stanley Hess

Mother: Letha White

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Children(s):

The story of Roger Don Hess began in 1937 in Greeley, Delaware County, Iowa, United States of America. Roger Don Hess married Lois Marlene Bleile. Roger Don Hess passed away in 2016 in Key West, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Roger Don Hess began in 1937 in Greeley, Delaware County, Iowa, United States of America.
  • Roger Don Hess married Lois Marlene Bleile.
  • Roger Don Hess passed away in 2016 in Key West, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Roger Hess's Ancestors

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Roger Hess
1937–2016
Birth Place: Greeley, Delaware County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Stanley Leslie Hess
1907–1963
Letha (Geneva Smock) White
1910–1994
Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Homer (Silas) Smock
1869–1945
Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Aurilla (Alta Fishel) Smock
1874–1947
Elk Township, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Fishel
1848–1916
Emeline Fishel
1846–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wellington Wiltse
1815–1893
Aurilla Slack
1821–1907

Roger Hess's Timeline

3 Records

1937
5 July 1937
Birth of Roger Don Hess in Greeley, Delaware County, Iowa, United States of America
Greeley, Delaware County, Iowa, United States of America
1958
27 Sep 1958
Age 21
Roger Don Hess was married in Dubuque, IA
Dubuque, IA
2016
1 October 2016
Age 79
Death of Roger Don Hess
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1937
    Event Place: Greeley, Delaware County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Dubuque, IA, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1958
    Event Place: Dubuque, IA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Dubuque, IA, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dubuque, IA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Dubuque, IA, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 October 2016
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs; United States; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs Birls Death File, 1850-2022
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Dubuque, IA, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Key West, Dubuque County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Place: Dubuque, IA, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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