Madilynn Jade Hess, age 14 months, of Salem passed away at her home on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
Madilynn was born on January 14, 2020, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois the daughter of Kaitlynn Ruscher and Konner Hess and they survive in Salem.
Funeral Services for Madilynn Jade Hess will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Crouse Funeral Home in Salem with Claude Howell officiating. Burial will follow at East Lawn Cemetery in Salem. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Online condolences can be left at www.CrouseFH.com or on the funeral homes Facebook page.
In addition to her parents, Madilynn is survived by her grandparents, Michael and Kathy Ruscher of Kell, Stacy Stephenson and husband Tim of Xenia, and Kelly Hess of Salem; great-grandfather Jim Hess and wife Janet of Salem; aunts and uncles, Christopher Ruscher of Breese, Maleah Durham and husband Adam of Salem, Kelsey Hess of Salem, Lelia Ernest and husband Brandon of Vandalia and Jersee Hess of Vandalia; and several great-aunts, great-uncles, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Kathy Lynn Ruscher; uncle, Kevin Ruscher; great-great-grandmother, Ruth Beard; great-grandparents, George and Marian Ruscher; and great-grandmother Ruth Ann Hess; and great-uncle George Ruscher Jr.