Clarence Hess, Jr.

Clarence F. "Mickey" Hess, Jr.

1934 - 2022

Recommend Clarence's obituary to your friends
Share Your Memory of
Clarence

Obituary of Clarence F. Hess, Jr.

Please share a memory of Clarence to include in a keepsake book for family and friends.

Clarence F. “ Mickey” Hess Jr., 88, of Silver Creek, NY passed away on Sunday morning, August 14, 2022 at the Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk, NY following a brief illness.

He was born on January 6, 1934 in Gardenville, NY, the son of the late Clarence F. and Pauline (Graw) Hess Sr.

Mickey is survived by four children, Linda (Leonard Smith) Spengler of Richfield, MN, Paul (Gayle) Spengler of Whitehouse, TN, Gary (Laurie) Spengler and Marlene Wilson of Silver Creek; also survived by fifteen grandchildren and many great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Hess, a brother, Robert “Bob” (late Ruth) Hess, a sister, Norma (late Moon) Mullen and his former wife, Arlene (Snyder) Hess.

Mickey had many jobs throughout his lifetime. As a young boy he worked in his Uncle Abby’s Greenhouse, he delivered newspapers. For a short period of time he worked for Allegheny Ludlum while farming in Smith Mills. He bought a grape and apple farm on Bennett State Road in Silver Creek in 1972. He purchased a farm in Lafayette, TN and relocated there in 1978, where he became a full time cattle farmer raising Simmental cattle. Mickey joined the Rogers Group as a driller and then a field service technician retiring in 2007. Eventually he moved back to Silver Creek to be near his daughter Marlene in 2009.

He served his country in the Army National Guard in Dunkirk, NY.

He was member of the Silver Creek Firemen’s Club, he enjoyed bowling, was a diehard Buffalo Bills and St. Louis Cardinals fan, most of all he loved raising cattle on his farm.

Friends may call at the Hole-Parker Funeral Chapel, 160 Central Ave. Silver Creek, NY on Thursday, August 18, 2022 from 4-7 PM, where a funeral service will be held on Friday, August 19, 2022 at 11 AM. Interment will be in Markhams Cemetery in Dayton, NY.

Please share condolences at www.holeparkerfc.com.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Clarence Hess, Jr., please visit Tribute Store
Thursday
18
August

Visitation

4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Hole Parker Funeral Chapel
160 Central Ave
Silver Creek, New York, United States
Friday
19
August

Funeral Service

11:00 am
Friday, August 19, 2022
Hole-Parker Funeral Chapel
160 Central Ave
Silver Creek, New York, United States
Friday
19
August

Interment

12:30 pm
Friday, August 19, 2022
Markham Cemetery
9347 Rt. 62
Dayton, New York, United States
Online Memory & Photo Sharing Event
Ongoing
Online Event
About this Event
Clarence Hess, Jr.

In Loving Memory

Clarence Hess, Jr.

1934 - 2022

Look inside to read what others have shared
Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book.