Helen A. KUJAWA

18 JAN 1921 - 19 JUL 2009

• BIRTH: 18 JAN 1921, South Bend, IN
• DEATH: 19 JUL 2009, Niles, Berrien County, MI

• MARRIAGE: 14 MAY 1938, St Marys Catholic, Niles, MI

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[N16261] Birth: Jan. 18, 1921
South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN
Death: Jul. 19, 2009
Niles, Berrien County, MI

NILES - Helen A. Hess, 88, of US 12 East, Niles, MI, died at 4 a.m. Sunday, July 19, 2009, in West Woods of Niles following an extended illness. She was born on January 18, 1921, in South Bend, IN, to Walter and Helen (Klymzak) Kujawa. She attended the former Dibble School of Yankee Street, and had lived in Niles all of her life. She was employed for many years at Silverbrook Manor, Niles. Mrs. Hess was a member of Saint Mark Catholic Church, Niles. She enjoyed playing cards and dice with family, and in past years enjoyed dancing at Cobert Lake, Edwardsburg, MI. On May 14, 1936, in Saint Mary Catholic Church, Niles, she married Frank John Hess, with whom she celebrated the remarkable milestone of the Seventieth Anniversary of their wedding. She is survived by her husband, Frank; and by their children, Robert (Jackie) Hess, Daniel (Norma) Hess, Ronald (Sharon) Hess, John (Carol) Hess, Joseph Hess, Paul (Linda) Hess, Diane (Richard) Olsen and Theresa Young, all of Niles, and Betty Gober of Edwardsburg, and Helen (Terry) Helmick of Whiting, IN; 34 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren; and her sister, Virginia Wolf of South Bend; and brothers, Harry Kujawa and Henry Kujawa, both of Niles. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Edward Hess, by five grandchildren, three sisters and three brothers. The Mass of Christian Burial for Helen A. Hess will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 23, in Saint Mark Catholic Church, Niles, by the Rev. Thomas King, C.S.C., of the parish. Committal rites will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Niles. The family will receive relatives and friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with recitation of the Rosary at 7 p.m. by Brother Dennis Meyers, C.S.C. Contributions in memory of Helen Hess may be made to Hospice At Home.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Niles, Berrien County, MI