March 19, 2024

Sarah A. Hesson

Jan. 27, 2015

Sarah A. Hesson, 37, of Newton, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, at Skiff Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 31 at First United Methodist Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 30 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials to John Stoddard Cancer Center, Kellogg United Methodist Church or Cops Against Cancer may be left at the funeral home or the church the morning of the service.

Sarah, the daughter of Steve and Pauline (Barr) Hesson, was born Sept. 5, 1977, in Des Moines. She was a lifelong resident of Newton and graduated from Newton High School in the class of 1996. Sarah later became a CNA through DMACC. She worked at Skiff Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center, and most recently at Newton Health Care Center. Sarah was a member of the Newton First United Methodist Church and attended the Kellogg First United Methodist Church. Sarah enjoyed being outdoors and farm life. She liked to ride horses, go to the Iowa State Fair, attend her children’s activities and go for a run.

Those left to honor Sarah’s memory are her children, Grant Hesson, Brandon Cole and Courtney Cole; step-daughter, Adrianna Cole; her parents, Steve and Pauline Hesson of Newton; siblings, Jennifer (Rob) Heffernen of Ankeny and Aaron Hesson of Newton; sister-in-law, Kathy Hervey of Newton; maternal grandmother, Lorene Barr; and her nephews and niece, Jacob and Andrew Heffernen, Kalob Hesson and Carly Hesson. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Matthew and Mark Hesson; paternal grandparents, Max and Elsie Hesson; and maternal grandfather, Floyd Barr.