Pittstown – Arthur J. Hess 94, passed away on Friday February 27, 2015 at the Bennington Health & Rehab Center. He was the husband of the late Kathleen (Rushia) Hess, who passed away in 2012. They were married for sixty-eight years.
Arthur was born on October 14, 1920, in Springfield, Illinois, son of Albert and Rosa (Hoff) Hess. He attended Troy High and Hudson Valley Technical School. Arthur was a veteran of the United States Navy serving from 1943-1946. He was employed at the Watervliet Arsenal where he worked on projects with the space program, involving the re-entry space nose cone. He was a member of Victor Masonic Lodge in Schaghticoke, New York, Pittstown Planning Board, Pittstown Historical Society, 4-H Leader, Rensselaer County Agricultural Society and a director of the Maverick Drum & Bugle Corp.
Survivors include his daughters Connie (John) Gilbert, Kathy Hess-Reneau, Debbie Hess and Joyce (Arthur) Parmelee, son Bill (Sue) Spain, also seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by two brothers Albert and William Hess.
Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 119, Albany, NY, 12208.
The family would like to thank all the doctors, nurses and staff at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vermont for all the care they gave to Arthur.
Celebration of Art Hess’s Life will be at the Victor Lodge Masonic Temple in Schaghticoke, May 23, 2015 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Attendees are welcome to bring written personal stories of their memories of Art.