Eva C. ‘Honey’ Hess-Showman
Eva C. ‘Honey’ Hess-Showman, 86, of Connellsville, Pa., passed away peacefully Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Excela Health Frick Hospital.
S h e w a s b o r n o n December 14, 1925 the daughter of Arthur C. Hess and Ida C. Lelesch Hess in Connellsville.
Prior to her marriage, she was employed for many years at Connellsville State Hospital.
After, she was a loving homemaker and was employed as an elevator operator at the Brimstone Building.
She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Connellsville where she also served as a Sunday School Teacher, was a member of the Catherine Von Bora Class, and on the bowling league.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of over 50 years, Edward W. Showman (2009); her sister and brother-in-law, Sylvia and husband Bill Forsythe; and a sister-in-law, Mary Hess.
She is survived by her children: Linda Carte and her husband P.J., and Mary Holt and her husband Bret, all of Connellsville, Pa., and Arthur Showman and his wife Tracy of Scottdale, Pa., R o b e r t Showman, Jean Kuhns and her husband Donald, and Peggy Wilson and her husband Mark all of Connellsville, Pa.; her grandchildren: Tonia Thomas and her husband Sean, Robert Showman Jr. and his wife Nicole, Vanessa Schell and her husband Jeff, Michael Kuhns and his wife Beth, Steven Kuhns and his wife Traci, Mark Wilson II and his wife Kelly, Brain Wilson and his wife Karen, Kurt Wilson and his wife Jenna, Parker Carte, Andrew Holt, M a t t h e w S h o w m a n and Nicholas Showman; her great-grandchildren: Kayla, Sean, Sydney, Jonathan, Nathaniel, Anna, Luke, Shane, Trent, Seth, Ally, Arley, Brooke, Cole, Brennan and Alexander; her brother, Arthur C. Hess; and a brother-in-law, Paul Catalina
Family and Friends will be received today, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. in the PAUL G. FINK F U N E R A L HOME INC., 418 North Pittsburgh Street, Connellsville, Dennis N. Heath Jr., Supervisor, where Funeral Service will be held Monday, March 26, at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Dennis Roser officiating.
A Committal Service and interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville, Pa.
For online information, please visit
www.finkfuneralhome.com