This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marysday Surnames: Hess, Grable, Baker, Keppinger, Nelson, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oregon.counties.lincoln/5196/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The News Times Newport, OR 97365 Posted: Wednesday, Jan 6th, 2010 JUNE HESS June Hess, 87, of Waldport, Ore., died Dec. 31, 2009 after suffering a severe stroke in mid-November. She was born June 13, 1922 to Henry and Margie Grable in Corning, Calif. As a young girl, she moved to Salem with her parents. She graduated from Salem High School in 1936 at the age of 16, having skipped the third and eighth grades. After high school, she went to work for Douglas McKay Chevrolet auto dealership. She then worked for Sears Roebuck and Company for several years before securing employment with the State of Oregon. She worked for many state agencies, including the department of agriculture, department of human resources, the revenue department and the department of transportation. She was well liked and considered an excellent employee everywhere she worked. She married Henry "Hank" Hess on Dec. 5, 1959, and they recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They retired from active employment in 1977 and moved to Waldport, where they bought a home on the Alsea River in 1982. They enjoyed many years of traveling around the northwest visiting family and friends. One of her most memorable trips was to Australia and New Zealand, where they made many lifelong friends. She enjoyed their years of raising registered quarter horses, watching her husband catch fish on the Alsea River and tending to her large family of hummingbirds. She enjoyed knitting slippers for family and friends, and they loved getting her handmade dishcloths. She enjoyed preparing meals for friends and family, including delicious homemade pies. She was preceded in death by her two brothers. She is survived by her husband, Henry "Hank" Hess of Waldport; sons, Jack Baker of Seattle, Pine (Erlene) Keppinger of Rainier; Sage (Marion) Keppinger of Corvallis; and Dave (Leah) Nelson of Turner; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two nieces. A celebration of life will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Yaquina Bay Yacht Club, 750 SE Bay Blvd. in Newport. The family has requested no flowers. Affordable Burial and Cremation in Newport is handling arrangements. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.