Mary Ellen Hesselgesser Thompson, 99, formerly of Leechburg died at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Cabot.

Born June 19, 1907, in Leasureville, Winfield Township, she was the daughter of John L. and Myrtle Cypher Hesselgesser.

She was a 1926 graduate of Freeport High School, where she belonged to the National Honor Society and the debate team.

Mrs. Thompson had been a dormitory housemother at Clarion University and retired in 1972 after seven years.

She was a member of the Hebron Evangelical Lutheran Church in Leechburg and belonged to the Berean Sunday School Class and the Lutheran Church Women of the church.

Surviving are a daughter, Jane Bures-Hunt of Sarver; a sister, Isabel Eichhorn of Cabot, and a grandson.

Her husband, William McCollum Thompson, died July 6, 1952. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Hesselgesser.

<B>THOMPSON</B> — Friends of Mary Ellen Hesselgesser Thompson, who died Wednesday, April 4, 2007, will be received from 2 to 5:15 p.m. Friday at the <B>Clawson Funeral Home</B>, 170 Main St., Leechburg. Funeral ceremonies will follow at 5:15 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Jack Hartman officiating. Burial will be at the Butler County Memorial Park, Butler Township.Memorial donations may be made to Concordia Lutheran Ministries.To send an online condolence, visit www.clawsonfuneralhome.com.