Obituary: Hess, Norine L.

Sun., Jan. 12, 2014

HESS, Norine L. (Age 58) Norine L. Hess (Allen) passed away unexpectedly at her home on January 4, 2014.

She left behind her mother, Joan Franklin; her brother, Clayton Allen; sisters Dixie Carter, Darlene Erickson, Cheyrle Nelson and Bobbi Lovato; her daughter, Jennifer Holton and family; and partner Oliver Hess.

She also left behind many nieces and nephews and their children of which she cared for deeply and they called her “eenie” because they couldn’t pronounce her name.

She had many hobbies and collections.

One of her greatest joys in life was attending concerts and meeting country music stars.

She was a wonderful employee and loved her job and coworkers.

Norine had a lot of love to give and shared that with the many animals she had throughout her life.

She was loved dearly for her caring and giving personality and will be missed tremendously.

Memorial Service will be held on January 18, 2014, 2:00pm at First Assembly of God, W. 828 Indiana.

Reception directly following, family, friends and coworkers are welcome to attend both.

In lieu of memorials or flowers donations may be made to Spokane Humane Society.

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