June 13, 1930 - April 11, 2010SOUTH BEND - Paul Anthony Hessling, 79, formerly of South Bend, died April 11, 2010, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro NC, surrounded by his family. He was born June 13, 1930, in Delphos, OH, to William and Leone Kehres Hessling, and had lived most of his life in South Bend, retiring to North Carolina in 2006. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Thelma Field Hessling; and six children, Peter Hessling and wife, Janet of Durham NC, Paul Hessling and wife, Janice of Greensboro, NC, Anthony Hessling of South Bend, IN, Christopher Hessling of Greensboro, NC, Alexandra Hessling of South Bend, IN, and Victoria Hessling of Greensboro, NC; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers, Richard Hessling and wife, Evelyn of San Diego CA, and William Hessling of Portland OR. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, James Hessling. Paul graduated from Central Catholic High School in South Bend in 1947 and the University of Notre Dame in 1952, and soon began a long career at The Associates in South Bend. He later worked for the federal government and the U.S. Postal Service. He also managed athletic program sales at Notre Dame for many years. Since his retirement, he and Thelma enjoyed cruising, visiting Alaska, the Caribbean and the Panama Canal, and New England and the Canadian Maritimes. Following a memorial Mass, his ashes were interred at the columbarium at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Greensboro, NC. Condolences may be sent to Thelma Hessling at 3406 Overton Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408.