September 12, 1922 - November 10, 2009

Sister Charlette Hess, PHJC passed away on November 10, 2009 at the Catherine Kasper Home, Donaldson, Indiana. She was born Ann Marie Hess to Nicholas and Elisabeth (Schilling) Hess on September 12, 1922 in Ruma, Illinois. She entered the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ community and professed her first vows on June 25, 1945.

Sister Charlette, ministered in dietary services for 47 years in the Dioceses of Fort Wayne/South Bend, Indiana; Springfield, Illinois; Archdiocese of Chicago; New Ulm, Minnesota; and Belleville, Illinois. She also served at the Hincke Home in Belleville, as laundress from 1991-1998. Sister Charlette retired to the Catherine Kasper Home in 1998.

May she rest in peace!

Memorial contributions may be made to the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, PO Box 1, Donaldson, IN 46513.