Wanda P. Hesse

Wanda Pauline Hesse, age 97, of Mattoon, Illinois, passed away at 10:58 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Mattoon Healthcare.

A family graveside service will be held. Schilling Funeral Home is assisting the family. Memorial donations in her

Memorial donations in her honor may be given to the St. John’s Lutheran Church Ladies Aide. Online condolences may be expressed at www.schillingfuneralhome.net or Schilling Funeral Home’s Facebook page.

Wanda was born on October 9, 1924, north of Shelton, the daughter of George and Nellie Hadenfeldt. She married Frederick Hesse on August 8, 1948, who preceded her in death on January 21, 2014.

Wanda graduated from Concordia Teachers College in Seward. Immediately after graduating, she accepted a position teaching grades first through eighth at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Dorans, Illinois. She also taught kindergarten for a number of years at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mattoon, Illinois, where she was a longtime active member of Ladies Aid and Altar Guild.

After her retirement from teaching, Wanda became an avid tennis player and golfer who played well up into her 80s. She was also a dedicated St. Louis Cardinal baseball fan a quilter, gardener and loved to play cards and read. She was a loving, kind and thoughtful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She has touched the lives of many and will be missed by all.

Survivors include her children, Jim (Peggy) Hesse, of Haymarket, Virginia, Jill (Bruce) Deitz, of Crane Hill, Alabama, and Jeff Hesse, of Mattoon, Illinois; sister, Delores Williams, of Shelton; grandchildren, Todd (Bridget) Deitz, Adam (Jennifer) Deitz, Andrew (Pora) Hesse, Ashley (Chris) Bang, T.J. Hesse, Jerrod Hesse, and Erin (Quentin) Hanley; and great-grandchildren, Jackson, Mason, Brindley, Connor, Riley, Layla, Tuesday and Lakelyn.

Wanda was preceded in death by her son, Jerry Hesse, of Mattoon, Illinois; and siblings, Myrl (Bob) Hadenfeldt, of Shelton, and Carol Hansen, of Lincoln.