Shirley L. Hess

Shirley L. Hess died in her home in Rockford, Illinois, on May 7, 2018. She was born in Sioux City, Iowa, on December 13, 1942. Her parents, James D. and Lorraine (Penne) Lynch predeceased her. She attended St. Edward’s Grade School, Muldoon High School, and graduated from East High School in 1960. She married James M. Hess at the University of Notre Dame on January 12, 1963. She is survived by her husband, sons, and a sister. She was a wonderful wife and a mother to Timothy L. and Lane M. Hess.
Requiem High Mass at St. Mary Oratory, 517 Elm Street, Rockford, Illinois, on Saturday, May 12, 2018, at 10:30 A.M. Visitation at the Oratory one hour prior to the mass. Burial at St. Boniface Cemetery in Elgin, Nebraska. Arrangements by Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory. 1860 S. Mulford Rd., Rockford, IL 61108 – Send online condolences at www.fitzgeraldfh.com