Rev. John Henry Hess

1922 - 2007  (84 years)

• Name	John Henry Hess
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	15 Aug 1922	Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-386722
  Died	22 May 2007	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I386722	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Ruth Evelyn Bechtel,   b. 20 Jul 1924, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F261918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rev. John Henry (Aug. 15, 1922 - May 19, 2007). Passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 19, 2007, at Lisaard House, Cambridge. He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth Bechtel and his four children, Mary Lou Hess, John and his wife Dairine Ni Mheadhra, Doreen Hess, Rhonda Willows and her husband Ian and their three children, Jeffrey, Nicole and Erika. Also survived by his brother, David and his wife Ruth and his sister, Rhoda Lind and her husband Wilbur. He was the fourth and youngest child, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on August 15, 1922 to David Martin Hess and Lydia Ann Buckwalter. He graduated from Goshen College, in 1948, with a Bachelor of Theology Degree. During his studies at Goshen College, he met Ruth Bechtel and they were married on August 21, 1948. John served on the pastoral team at First Mennonite Church, in Kitchener, from 1949-1955. Following this the family moved to Scarborough, where he served as pastor of Warden Park Mennonite Church. In 1968, the congregation moved to a new building in Warden Woods Scarborough, to face the challenge of ministering to a new community. His tireless advocacy on behalf of this community and his vision for integrated social and spiritual services, led to Scarborough granting him their "Man of the Year" award in 1970. After thirty-one years in Scarborough, John and Ruth moved to Kingston, Ont., where he became Chaplain, at the Prison for Women. In 1977, he and his wife moved to Cambridge, Ontario, where he began an active retirement, gardening, woodworking and participating in the nursery at Wanner Mennonite Church. John approached death as he did life, with gentle dignity and inspiring faith. At the request of John, cremation has taken place. A memorial visitation will take place at Fairview Mennonite Auditorium on Saturday, May 26, 2007, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Fairview Mennonite Auditorium on Sunday, May 27, 2007, at 2 p.m. The Record Newspaper 22 May 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. B/ Janet BECHTEL/ 1918-2013/ Her husband/ Tom INGLIS/ 1918-1994/ Mary Alma BECHTEL/ 1920-2010/ Her husband/ Charles GOODRICH/ 1922-1992/ Ruth BECHTEL/ 1924- / her husband/ John HESS/ 1922-2007/ Dorothy BECHTEL// 1926-2010/ Her husband/ Merlin GROVE/ 1929-1962/ George BECHTEL// 1932- / His wife/ Grace SCHOTT/ 1937- /

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Aug 1922 - Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA Died - 22 May 2007 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth