Walter Karl Hesse

1913 - 1996  (82 years)    Has 18 ancestors and 41 descendants in this family tree.

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• Name	Walter Karl Hesse
  Gender	Male
  Birth	15 Sep 1913	Rotgesbuttel, Germany
  Departure	29 Apr 1924	Hamburg, Germany
  	Ship Name: S.S. Hansa
  Arrival	10 May 1924	New York, United States   [1]
  	Ship Name: S.S. Hansa
  Census	14 May 1930	Oxford, Isanti, Minnesota, United States   [2]
  Census	8 May 1940	Moose Lake, Carlton, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Military	16 Oct 1940	Cloquet, Carlton, Minnesota, United States   [4]
  Serial No: 353; Order No: V-1021
  Census	21 Apr 1950	Oxford, Isanti, Minnesota, United States   [5]
  Death	14 Jan 1996	Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States   [6, 7, 8, 9]
  Record: 2561360; Cert No: 000940
  Burial	Saint Johns Cemetery, Weber, Isanti, Minnesota, United States   [10, 11]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Hedwig Minna Hesse           b. 30 Sep 1908, Vollbuttel, Gifhorn, Niedersachsen, Germany           d. 25 Oct 1995, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States  (Age 87 years)   2. Karl August Henry Hesse           b. 22 Sep 1910, Hannover, Prussia, Germany           d. 22 Mar 1980, Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota, United States  (Age 69 years)   3. Henry Fred Hesse           b. 3 Jan 1912, Germany           d. 9 Jul 1993, Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, United States  (Age 81 years)   4. Gertrude Emma Minna Hesse           b. 15 Sep 1913, Rötgesbüttel, Gifhorn, Niedersachsen, Germany           d. 14 Jun 1960, Isanti, Isanti, Minnesota, United States  (Age 46 years)   5. Walter Karl Hesse           b. 15 Sep 1913, Rotgesbuttel, Germany           d. 14 Jan 1996, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 82 years)   6. Wilhelm Frederick Hesse           b. 25 Nov 1916, Rötgesbüttel, Gifhorn, Niedersachsen, Germany           d. 10 Dec 1981, Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota, United States  (Age 65 years)   7. Otto Ernest Hesse           b. 11 Jun 1921, Rötgesbüttel, Gifhorn, Niedersachsen, Germany           d. 13 May 2006, North Branch, Chisago, Minnesota, United States  (Age 84 years)   8. Dorothea Anna Hesse           b. 27 May 1926, Forest Lake, Washington, Minnesota, United States           d. 22 Jun 2001, Grand Rapids, Itasca, Minnesota, United States  (Age 75 years)
  Person ID	I1384	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Father	Carl Heinrich Friedrich Hesse           b. 2 Oct 1885, Rötgesbüttel, Gifhorn, Niedersachsen, Germany           d. 27 Nov 1971, Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota, United States (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anna M Schmidt           b. 27 Apr 1885, Germany           d. 13 Apr 1968, Isanti, Minnesota, United States (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Apr 1910	Rötgesbüttel, Gifhorn, Niedersachsen, Germany
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 6 months - She : 25 years.
  Family ID	F310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merle Florene Brewer           b. 20 Aug 1924, Maysville, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States           d. 16 Sep 2011, North Branch, Chisago, Minnesota, United States (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1943	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States   [12, 13]
  	Walter Karl Hesse (1913-1996) Merle Florene Brewer (1924-2011)
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 7 months - She : 18 years and 8 months.
  Children	1. Cheryl Dawn Hesse           b. 8 Sep 1946, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States           d. 11 Feb 2018, North Branch, Chisago, Minnesota, United States (Age 71 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Sep 1913 - Rotgesbuttel, Germany Departure - Ship Name: S.S. Hansa - 29 Apr 1924 - Hamburg, Germany Arrival - Ship Name: S.S. Hansa - 10 May 1924 - New York, United States Census - 14 May 1930 - Oxford, Isanti, Minnesota, United States Census - 8 May 1940 - Moose Lake, Carlton, Minnesota, United States Military - Serial No: 353; Order No: V-1021 - 16 Oct 1940 - Cloquet, Carlton, Minnesota, United States Marriage - 3 Apr 1943 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Census - 21 Apr 1950 - Oxford, Isanti, Minnesota, United States Death - 14 Jan 1996 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Find-A-Grave :: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43256664/walter-karl-hesse ----- Walter's obituary (ECM Post Review): Walter K. Hesse Walter Karl Hesse was born on Sept. 15, 1913 in Rotgesbuttel, Germany to Carl and Anna (Schmidt) Hesse. He was baptized on Oct. 27, 1913. He was one of a set of fraternal twins. Walter died on Jan. 14, 1996 at the age of 82 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Minneapolis. Walter emigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1924. They settled in East Central Minnesota. He attended school in Oxford Township and graduated from eighth grade. He was confirmed in 1927 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Wyoming. As a young man he worked on a farm in southern Minnesota and also for a while in Washington state. He joined the Army in l942 at Ft. Snelling. He was stationed at Tinker Army Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, OK. While there he married Merle Florene Brewer on April 3, 1943. Soon after, he was transferred overseas and served in North Africa and Italy, where he was injured. After returning to the U.S. and spending several months in rehabilitation, he joined his wife in Minnesota. They settled in Oxford Township, where they have lived since. They farmed until he retired several years ago. Walter was always active in his community, having served terms on the Oxford Town Board and being a member of the VFW and DAV He was a faithful member of St. John Lutheran Church in Weber. Anyone who knew Walter could easily tell that family was his most important priority. He and his wife raised six children. His 21 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren filled his life with a great deal of pride, joy and hands-on activity. He was also called "Grandpa" by many neighborhood children. Walter is survived by his wife and six children and their spouses: Cheryl and Steven Bistodeau of North Branch, James and Connie Hesse of Lyndon Station, WI, Roy and Ginger Hesse of Stacy, Lois Gamelin of North Branch, Elaine White of Wyoming, Donald and Kris Hesse of Stacy; 21 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law Otto and Eleanore Hesse of North Branch; sister and brother-in-law Dorothea and Adolph Carlson of Jacobson; three sisters-in-law: Helen, Lucille and Hazel; many nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Walter was preceded in death by brothers: Karl, Henry and Wilhelm; sisters Hedwig and twin sister Gertrude. The funeral was Jan. 17 at St. John Lutheran Church with the Rev. Calvin Thompson officiating. Pall bearers were Justin Barfuss, Bernard Carlson, David Hals, Brian Hesse, Mike Miller and Guy Olson. Honorary pall bearers were Michael Hals, Jacob Hesse, Nicholas Hesse, Paul Hesse and Sean Hesse. Interment was at the church cemetery. Arrangements were by Carlson Funeral Home, Cambridge.

  
  

• Reference

  "Walter Karl Hesse". Coon White Family History. https://cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I1384&tree=cw (accessed January 18, 2026).

  
  

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