Delores J "Dee" Hess Burdette

Delores J. “Dee” Hess Burdette, age 68, Meadviile, Crawford County and formerly of the Buckhorn-Dutch Hill area died at 1:10 p. m. Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the Meadville Medical  Center.

Born in Dorrance Township, Luzerne County, she was a daughter of   Ellen (Hoffman) Hoch, Wapwallopen and the late Monroe P. Hoch. She spent her early life in Luzerne County, graduating from the former Newport Township School in 1961. She resided in Western PA for over 20 years, the last 15 in Meadville.  Earlier she resided in the Buckhorn-Dutch Hill area.

Dee was employed by the Pennsylvania Unemployment Office, working in Berwick, Bloomsburg, Shamokin, Milton and Meadville for over 30 years, retiring in 2008.

She was a member of the Church of Harmonial Fellowship, Meadville, and was also an ordained minister with the denomination.

Dee’s family, music and her Church were her life’s passion. She was a musician her entire life, playing guitar, singing and also calling square dances.

Surviving in addition to her mother, is a daughter, Debra A., wife of John Dimm, Watsontown; a son, Mark E. Hess, and his wife Jodi, New Columbia; three grandsons: Jeramie Dimm, Josh Hess and Matthew Dimm; two granddaughters: Miranda Hess and Erin Hess; two great-grandsons: Brayden and Kaydon; two brothers: Dr. Ronald Hoch, and his wife Ann, Berwick and Dr. Russell  Hoch, and his wife Vonnie, Nescopeck; and a sister: Janet, wife of Bob Mathis, Dallas, Texas.

Private funeral services will be held for the immediate family with Pastor James Lewis of the Montandon United Methodist Church officiating.

There will be a viewing for friends and relatives on Monday from 6-8 p. m. at the Dean W. Kriner, Inc., Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 325 Market St., Bloomsburg.

The family will provide flowers. Memorials may be sent to the Bloomsburg Chapter of the American Red Cross, 119 E. Seventh St., Bloomsburg, PA 17815.