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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.

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