Marguerite Elizabeth Whisner

1916 - 2009  (93 years)

• Name	Marguerite Elizabeth Whisner
  Nickname	Margaret
  Born	23 Aug 1916	Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Dec 2009	Blue Ridge Summit, Washington Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  Buried	5 Dec 2009  [4]
  Person ID	I52328	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Harry Michael Whisner,   b. 21 Mar 1894, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1980, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Pearl Elizabeth Hamilton,   b. 8 Feb 1895, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ,   d. 26 Jan 1988, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	Abt 1916	Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
  Family ID	F23913	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Emlen Hess,   b. 12 Oct 1912, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 1999, Secretary, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	7 Jan 1938
  Children	1. Robert Michael Hess,   b. 23 Dec 1938, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ,   d. 18 Oct 1995, Taneytown, Carroll County, Maryland, USA  (Age 56 years)   2. Peter David Hess,   b. 27 Dec 1939, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA ,   d. 8 Mar 2009, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, USA  (Age 69 years)   3. Timothy W. Hess   4. Stephen A. Hess   5. Joann Hess
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F23916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] 1920 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Margaret E Whisner Home in 1920: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland Age: 3 years 4 months Estimated birth year: abt 1916 Birthplace: Maryland Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Harry M Father's Birth Place: Maryland Mother's name: Pearl E Mother's Birth Place: Maryland Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Female Image: 742 [S25] 1930 US Federal Census, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Marguerite Whisner Home in 1930: Frederick, Frederick, Maryland Age: 13 Estimated birth year: abt 1917 Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's name: Harry Mother's name: Pearl [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). [S927] Obituary. Mrs. Margaret "Marguerite" Elizabeth Hess As originally published on Thursday, December 3, 2009. ">Mrs. Margaret Margaret "Marguerite" Elizabeth Hess, n? Whisner, 93, died peacefully Tuesday morning, Dec. 1, 2009, at the home of her son in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. She was the wife of the late Robert E. Hess, whom she wed Jan. 7, 1938. Born Aug. 23, 1916, in Frederick, she was an accomplished musician who began giving private piano lessons in her Frederick city home in 1958 and continued for nearly 40 years. She was a past president of the Frederick BPW Club, director of the Senior Citizens Kitchen Band, member of the Frederick Piano Teachers Association and a volunteer for the American Red Cross for many years. Although small in stature, Marguerite had a commanding personality, fiery spirit and deep devotion to her large family, for whom she prayed individually daily. She was an avid reader and committed follower of Christ. Marguerite was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Hess; and sons, R. Michael Hess and Peter D. Hess. She is survived by two sons, Timothy W. Hess of Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., and Stephen A. Hess of Frederick; a daughter, Joann Wheeler of Kincardin, Ontario; 16 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by three sisters, Ann Eanes of Wilmington, Del., Jeanne Haines of Hagerstown and M. Janice Harrison of Florida. Family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. and a funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Evangelical Bible Church, 14700 Albert Staub Road, Thurmont. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the Lutheran Home Care and Hospice, 2700 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, PA 17202.