Hazel Elizabeth (Liz) Getty Hesse

1935 - 2001  (65 years)

• Name	Hazel Elizabeth (Liz) Getty Hesse
  Nickname	Liz
  Born	6 Oct 1935	Downs, Osborne County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	25 Sep 2001	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Cremated	29 Sep 2001	Cremated; inurned in Rossville Cemetery, Rossville Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I4351	Rossville
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	William H Getty,   b. Downs, Osborne County, Kansas ,   d. 20 Feb 1968, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Mother	Hazel E Getty
  Family ID	F1970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frederick Burns Hesse,   b. 1 Dec 1934, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 31 Dec 2010, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 76 years)
  Married	9 Aug 1958	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Gregory Getty Hesse,   b. 24 Oct 1963 + 2. William Scott Hesse,   b. 6 May 1959
  Documents		Marriage- Getty, Hazel-Hesse, Frederick Getty-Hesse Vows in Lowman Church [Caption: Mrs. Frederick B. Hesse] In the Lowman Memorial Methodist Church, Saturday, August 9, Hazel Elizabeth Getty, Topeka, was married to Frederick Burns Hesse, Rossville. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Getty, Downs, and Mr. Hesse is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hesse, Rossville. Dr. Ronald Terry officiated at 7:30 p.m. Elizabeth Long, organist, and Mrs. Joe Campbell, violinist, provided music. Chantilly lace and tulle over bridal satin fashioned the bride's gown, which was styled with a lace basque bodice and long tapered sleeves. The scalloped sabrina neckline was sprinkled with pearls and sequins. The voluminous skirt of tulle, worn over an underskirt of ruffled tiers, was fashioned with graduated appliquéd bands of lace forming points front and back with a wide flounce of tulle sweeping into an aisle-wide chapel train. A contour crown of pearls and sequins secured her silk illusion veil. Her bouquet was of white orchids and stephanotis on a white prayer book. The bride's sisters, Elaine Getty and Patricia Getty, were maid of honor and bridesmaid. Mrs. Darrel Stanton, Kansas City, was brides matron. The bride's brother and niece, Steven Getty, Downs, and Patria Jean Philipsen, Sacramento, lighted the candles, and another niece, Linda Philipsen, Sacramento, was flower girl. All the attendants wore ballerina-length two-toned blue chiffon dresses, fashioned with shirred Grecian bodices, scoop necklines, and small shirred sleeves. The bodices featured cummerbunds of deeper blue with half panels in back over harem hemlines. Their flowers were bouquets of white daisies. Best man was the bridegroom's brother, William Hesse, Rossville. Groomsmen and ushers were John Johnson, Topeka; Joe Conley, Delia, James Snyder, Silver Lake and Keith Sprouse, Topeka. The couple will honeymoon in Colorado and Yellowstone National Park and will be at home at 1175 Woodhull, in Topeka. Mrs. Hesse was graduated from Downs High School, attended Kansas University and Washburn University and now is employed by Blue Cross-Blue Shield in Topeka. Mr. Hesse is a graduate of Rossville High School, attended Washburn University where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon social fraternity, and now is in business with his father in Rossville. [From 9 Aug 1958]
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2017 16:55:15
  Family ID	F1016	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Hesse, Elizabeth 1 Elizabeth G. “Liz” Hesse Elizabeth G. “Liz” Hesse, 65, died Tuesday, September 25, 2001 at the Midland Hospice House, Topeka. She was born October 6, 1935, in Downs, the daughter of William H. and Hazel E. Getty. She was a 1953 graduate of Downs High School and attended the University of Kansas and Washburn University. She worked for several years at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. She was a real estate broker with Hesse Real Estate, Rossville. She later moved to Topeka where she became the manager of the Peppertree Homeowners Association and “Mayor” of the Peppertree community. She was an avid golfer and a member of the Kansas Women’s Golf Association and participated in numerous golf tournaments around the state. She was a member of Countryside Methodist Church, HC Chapter of PEO, and the Order of the Eastern Star. She also served on the Board of Directors of the Topeka Chapter of the American Cancer Society and was a volunteer for the Every Woman’s Resource Center. She married Burns Hesse on August 9, 1958, in Topeka. He survives. Other survivors include two sons, William Scott Hesse, Topeka, and Gregory G. Hesse, Dallas, TX; two brothers, Steven Getty, Ottawa, and William Getty, Smith Center; three sisters, Patricia Steen, Ulysses, Elaine Casper, Pittsburg, and Helen Philipson, Sacramento, CA; and four grandchildren. Mrs. Hesse was cremated. A memorial service was held Saturday, September 29 at the Countryside United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Topeka Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 1315 S W Arrowhead Road, Topeka, KS 66604, or Midland Hospice Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606. Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka, was in charge of arrangements.
  		Obituary- Hesse, Elizabeth 2 Elizbeth [sic] Hesse Elizabeth G. “Liz" Hesse, 65, Topeka, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at a Topeka hospice. Mrs. Hesse worked for several years at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas. She was a real estate broker with Hesse Real Estate, Rossville, and later was manager of the Peppertree Homeowners Association. She was born Oct. 6, 1935, at Downs, to William H. and Hazel E. Getty. She graduated from Downs High School in 1953 and attended The University of Kansas and Washburn University. Mrs. Hesse was a member of the Kansas Women’s Golf Association. She was a member of the Countryside United Methodist Church, HC Chapter of PEO and the Order of the Eastern Star. She served on the board of directors for the Topeka Chapter of the American Cancer Society and was a volunteer for the Every Women’s Resource Center. She married Bums Hesse on Aug. 9, 1958, at Topeka. He survives. Survivors include two sons, William Scott Hesse, Topeka, and Gregory G. Hesse, Dallas, Texas; two brothers, Steven Getty, Ottawa, and William Getty, Smith Center; three sisters, Patricia Steen, Ulysses, Elaine Casper, Pittsburg, and Helen Philipson, Sacramento, Calif.; and four grandchildren. Cremation is planned. A memorial service will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Countryside United Methodist Church. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Topeka Chapter of the American Cancer Society, 1315 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka, 66604; or Midland Hospice Care, 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, 66606.