Ada Hess

ROCHESTER - Ada Louise (Mansfield) Hess, age 90, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, at Rochester Manor in Rochester.Born Feb. 11, 1919, in Chester, W. Va., Ada was the daughter of Charles Oriel Mansfield and Nellie A. (Calhoon) Mansfield.Ada graduated from Chester (W. Va.) High School in 1937. In 1940, Ada graduated from Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa., and from the University of Pittsburgh in 1945, with the bachelor of science degree in nursing education.As a registered nurse, Ada had been a clinical instructor in various hospital schools of nursing. She was a school nurse in the Bethlehem, Pa., Area School District for 10 years, retiring in 1972.Ada and her husband, Bob, resided in Quakertown, Pa., for seven years and then they lived in Bethlehem, Pa., for 28 years. They moved to Rochester in 1984.While in Bethlehem, Ada was a 30-year member of First Presbyterian Church, where she served as a deacon and a member of the Womens' Association.Ada was a member of the American...