CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Leroy Michael Westrich, 87, of Chaffee passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born April 1, 1927, in New Hamburg, Missouri, to Benjamin Lawrence and Bertha Ida Pobst Westrich.
Leroy was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee and St. Ambrose Men's Club.
He is survived by several cousins and special neighbors, Diane Eftink and Brenda (Dan) Heeb of Chaffee and Mick Eftink of Bonne Terre, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by two brothers.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. until time of service Tuesday at St. Ambrose Church.
Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with the Rev. Randy Tochtrop as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery in New Hamburg.
Online condolences may be made at amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.
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