Submitted by: John C. Monk

 

Beth A. Hesler

 Nov. 11, 1958 - May 1, 2010
SOUTH BEND - Beth Ann Hesler, 51, residing in South Bend, passed away at 2:50 p.m. Saturday, May 1, 2010, in Miller's Merry Manor, Walkerton, IN. She was born November 11, 1958, in South Bend, the daughter of Earl and Norma Lee (Kollar) Johnson, and had remained a lifelong resident of this community. On September 15, 1979, in South Bend, as Beth Ann Johnson, she was united in marriage to Jerry R. Hesler, who passed away March 24, 2010. She was also preceded by twin infant sons, and by a sister, Janice Rose. Beth is survived by three daughters, Lorie Hesler, Andrea (Terry) Kuespert and Shaunda Hesler, all of South Bend; two grandchildren, Emily and Ethan Kuespert; her parents, Earl and Norma Lee Johnson of Foley, Alabama; a sister, Lynne (James) Korpal of Granger; along with many nieces and nephews. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 South Michigan Street, South Bend. Graveside services and burial will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. today in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that expressions of sympathy on behalf of Beth Ann Hesler may be offered to the Palmer Funeral Home. Online condolences to the Hesler family may be sent to www.palmerfuneralhomes.com.

Published in South Bend Tribune on May 4, 2010