Eleanora Hess, age 86, of Coldwater OH, died 05:45 PM on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. She was born July 30, 1925 in Fort Loramie Ohio to William and Amelia (Luthman) Frilling. On June 16, 1946 she married Jerome Hess in Fort Loramie, Ohio. He preceded her in death on January 12, 2000. Eleanora is survived by 5 children, Betty Jane & Carson Cheeks, St. Henry, Ohio, Linda & Thomas Knapke, Engelwood, Ohio, Virginia & Robert Niekamp, Rosholt, WI, Donna & Daniel Eyink, Coldwater, Ohio and Daniel & Deb Hess, St. Henry, Ohio, 17 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, brothers Robert Frilling, McCartyville, Ohio and Roman & Mildred Frilling, St. Henry, Ohio, sisters-in-law Lorina Frilling, St. Marys, Ohio and Barb Frilling, Wisconsin. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters and seven brothers. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and St. Ann's Rosary Altar Sodality. She retired as a nurses aide at Community Hospital, Coldwater, Ohio. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 AM on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, Ohio. Burial will follow in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater Ohio. Friends may call at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home-Coldwater on Friday from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM and on Saturday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Memorials may be directed to State of the Heart Hospice, 230 West Main St., Coldwater, OH 45828. Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.
