ST. LOUIS -- Burial for Chester H. Lesch, 75, formerly of Delta was held Saturday at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in St. Louis.
Lesch died Wednesday, March 27, 1996, at Brookview Nursing Home.
He was born March 4, 1921, at Delta, son of Guy Lesch and Ruth Mansker. He and Doris A. Lingle were married.
Lesch served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Mikel Lesch; a daughter, Patricia Eberle; a stepson, William Jones; a stepdaughter, Janet Horner; three sisters, Agnes Meinz of Cape Girardeau, Drucille Lindgren of Georgetown, Fla., and Joan Truman of Tahlequah, Okla.; two brothers, Ivan Lesch of Delta and Carlan "Todd" Lesch of Minneapolis, Minn.; and several grandchildren.
Alexander Funeral Home in St. Ann was in charge of arrangements.
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