Leonard E. “Len” Hess, 73 of Stahlstown, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018 in Westmoreland Manor, Greensburg.
Born, July 8, 1944 in Saltsburg, he was a son of the late Harry L and Alice M. (Fennel) Hess.
Len lived in the Saltsburg area most of his life. He was employed as a Postmaster with the United States Postal Service in Saltsburg for 34years.
Len was a former member of the Sons of Zebedee Lutheran Church in Saltsburg and Federation of Sportsmen Club, where he was a member for 30 years. During this time, he was a Pres/State for two years and a member of the Hall of Fame. Also, he was a member of the Pennsylvania Wildlife Federation and served as Chairman of the Board for three years, Conemaugh Valley Conservancy as a board member and the Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Latrobe .
Len is survived by his wife of 25 years, Linda F. (Stiffey) Hess of Greensburg, sons; Ronald D. (Tammy) Nolf of Manor and George M. Nolf of Uniontown, daughter; Katherine A. (Bruce) Sleasman of Youngwood, grandchildren; Haley(Alex) Comisak, Sydney, Mathew, Jeremy and Christopher Nolf and two brothers; John G. Hess of Saltsburg and Harry E. Hess of Indiana.
Family will receive friends on Sunday, March 18, 2018 from 1:00pm until the hour of service at 2:00pm in the Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, 647 Bethel Church Road, Latrobe with Vicar Eric Damon officiating. Private burial in Edgewood Cemetery, Saltsburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Len’s name to The Nature Conservancy, Attn: Treasurer, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington VA 22203 or www.nature.org.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Curran Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Saltburg.
