Herbert Hugo “Herb” Hess
April 25, 2008
Hess, Herbert Hugo “Herb”, 85, retired baseball scout and Kice Industries employee, died Friday, April 25, 2008. Rosary 7:00 P.M, Wednesday, April 30, Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Funeral Mass 10:30 A.M., Thursday, May 1, All Saints Catholic Church. Herb was a baseball scout for approximately 50 years, working for 3 different Major League teams. The last 23 years were spent with the Cleveland Indians. He was voted the NBC Scout of the Year in 1998, 2004 2005. Herb was inducted to the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 and to the NBC Hall of Fame in 2007. He is survived by his wife, Marie (Costantino) Hess; daughter, Sherry Freund (Michael) of Wichita, KS; son, Marty Hess (Anna) of Bel Aire, KS; grandchildren, Britt Freund (Denise), Jerrod Freund (Kristen), Marni Freund, Chris Hess and Kelly Kerfoot (Jason); great-grandchildren, Shay, Brayden and Amalya Freund. Memorials have been established with the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame, 4700 E. Central, Wichita, KS, 67208 and All Saints Catholic Church, 3205 E. Grand, Wichita, KS, 67218.
Rosary 7:00 P.M, Wednesday, April 30, Downing Lahey Mortuary East.
View current weather.
Memories Timeline
Guestbook
Sign the Guestbook, Light a Candle
Please accept our deepest condolences for your family’s loss.
Herb was such a great man, we worked a lot of try out camps together when I was with the Indians. He always put a smile on my face with his quick wit and sense of humor. He will be missed by many, especially me.
Thanks Herb for sharing your baseball savvy to all of us little leaguers who wanted to be big leaguers. Even forty years later you always had a friendly hello when I’d see you at the ballpark. Thanks again!
Maria & family: I know you will miss Herb, he was such a ‘gentle’ and nice person. I always looked forward to seeing you and he at the baseball dinners. Just wonderful people. He and Owen may be having a few baseball convesations there is Heaven – Please God understand baseball people!!