Elma Mae Hess

Elma Mae Hess, 95, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away September 10, 2009.

Elma Mae was born October 14, 1913, in Beaver, Kansas, to Anton and Josephine Klug Reif. She was raised in the Beaver area, graduating from Beaver High School. She was united in marriage to her husband of 69 years, Urban J. Hess. Elma was a devoted homemaker and wife. She was also a proud member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and Altar Society. Elma was a member of the National Association for Family & Community Education for over 50 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, by her brothers Alfred and James Reif, and by a sister, Leona Rube. She is survived by a sister-in-law, Alfreda Hess of Fredonia, Kansas, and by 20 nieces and nephews and many great-nieces and great-nephews.

Visitation and Funeral Services

A visitation will be held Sunday, September 13, 2009, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, from 6 to 8 p.m. Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Shawnee, Kansas, followed by burial in Resurrection Cemetery in Lenexa, Kansas.