Anna-Rose Hess

1915 - 2011  (95 years)

• Name	Anna-Rose Hess  [1]
  Born	12 Dec 1915	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	19 May 2011	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Notes	Anna-Rose Hess Smedberg passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the age of 95. She is survived by her loving daughter, Marianna Alexander; grandchildren, Tara Alexander of Houston, Tex., Carl Alexander Jr., and Eric Alexander (Cassey); sister, Mari Wertin; and sister-in-law, Mary Hess. She was preceded in death by her beloved parents: Augustine Morlas Hess and Jacob Hess, Sr.; brother Jacob Hess Jr.; sister Ladonia Rivers; husband Arthur Smedberg; and son-in-law, Carl Joseph Alexander, Sr. A lifelong resident and lover of New Orleans, Anna-Rose was a devout Catholic and active volunteer. She was a member of the former St. Matthias Church where she served on the Altar Society; of St. Theresa of Avila as a part time administrative assistant; of the former Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; and most recently of St. Mary's Assumption Church. Anna Rose also volunteered many hours with the Propagation of the Faith providing administrative support. She was a member of the St. Lucy's society and of St. Theresa of the Little Flower. Anna Rose was awarded the Archdiocese's highest honor, the St. Louis Medallion, for her love of the church and service to others. Anna Rose graduated from Allen High School and Eleanor McMain High School. She was a retired administrative secretary to the Director of the U. S. Customs House and a member of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association where she also served as secretary. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Family, friends, former parishioners of St. Matthias and Our Lady of Good Counsel and parishioners of St. Theresa Avila and St. Mary's Assumption are invited to a Memorial Mass on Monday, May 23, 2011 at the former Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1307 Louisiana Avenue. Visitation is from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon with Mass at 12:00 noon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made either to the Propagation of the Fairth or the American Cancer Society. (Courtesy of Bennie Zahn, transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, June 2011)
  Person ID	I23433	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Jacob Joseph Hess,   b. 9 Mar 1886, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 18 Oct 1955, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Augustine Marie Morlas,   b. 20 Jul 1886, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana ,   d. 9 Mar 1986, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana  (Age 99 years)
  Married	30 Jul 1913	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Family ID	F7927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arthur G. Smedberg,   b. 4 May 1912, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana ,   d. 18 May 1999, Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi  (Age 87 years)
  Married	4 Apr 1944	New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana   [1]
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F7928	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Dec 1915 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Married - 4 Apr 1944 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Died - 19 May 2011 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Hess, Anna Rose ca 1990's Anna Rose Hess was especially close to her double cousins, the daughters of Lucine and John Morlas. Her grandfather, Bertrand Morlas, was their father's Uncle and former business partner. Her grandmother, Anna Roquevert, was their Mother's older sister.
  		_Hess, Anna Rose B. 1915 New Orleans Eldest daughter of Jacob Hess and Tine Morlas Former wife of Arthur Smedberg Mother of Mariannna (Smedberg) Alexander Grandmother of Tara, Carl and Eric Alexander
  		Hess, Anna Rose and Vivian Morlas Cousins and long time friends, New Orleans, sometime around 1990
  		Smedberg, Anna-Rose (nee Hess), photo published in LIFE magazine, 2006, casting her vote in the 2006 New Orleans Mayoral Race A lifelong resident of New Orleans, Anna-Rose cast her vote for Mayor in the first election post-Katrina. Anna-Rose was a daughter of Jacob Joseph Hess and Augustine Morlas.

  
  

• Sources

  [S479] Zahn, Bennie Jay--The Families Pene Roquevert Morlas (Privately Published; New Orleans, LA 1992) , updates and corrections issued periodically.