Passed Away on December 18, 2015. Age 92 of Inver Grove Heights, formerly of Oelwein
Died peacefully on December 18, 2015 at Brookdale Senior Housing, Inver Grove Heights MN surrounded by family members. Shirley graduated from Maynard High School in 1940, and went on to attend Gates Business College in Waterloo. She then worked for the railroad until she enlisted in the Women’s Army Corp (WAC) in 1944. She was stationed in Florida during WWII with an additional assignment at the Pentagon in Washington DC. Shirley was united in marriage to Roger Hess in 1949 in Jesup before moving to Oelwein. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Catholic Daughters and the American Legion. Preceded in death by husband, Roger; son, Eugene; brother, David Sanderson; sister, Grace Halstead. Survived by daughters; Sharon(David) Hinrichs of Inver Grove Heights MN; Karolyn (Jack) Schiltgen of Excelsior MN and Diane Hess of St Louis Park MN; sisters; Sylvia Wells of Traer and Lorraine Sieck of Maynard; sister-in-law, Almira Weisert of Nora Springs; three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A private family Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Inver Grove Heights MN. Memorial service and burial will be held at a later date in Oelwein.