Clem Hess

December 22, 1940 - December 4, 2019

Clemens “Clem” Hess age 78, of Edwardsville, Illinois, passed away at 7:40 a.m. on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois. He was born December 22, 1940, in Highland, Illinois, the son of the late Edward & Rose (Bolhen) Hess. Clem worked as an operating engineer out of local 520 in Granite City, Illinois, for many years. He married his wife of 52 years, Claudette Regna on December 2, 1967, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Edwardsville. Clem is survived by a son, Edward J. Hess & wife Michele of West Plains, MO; one daughter, Amy M. Huff & husband Bill of Edwardsville; three grandchildren, Sarah, Jacob & Rachel Hess; and one brother, Pete Hess of Edwardsville. He was a big St. Louis Cardinal & Green Bay Packers fan, and a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Edwardsville. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, December 9, 2019, at Weber & Rodney Funeral Home in Edwardsville. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at St. Boniface with the Very Reverend Jeffrey Goeckner officiating. Burial will be a Valley View Cemetery in Edwardsville. The family request memorials to St. Boniface or St. Jude’s Hospital for Children.