Funeral service for Roy D. Gerecke of St. Louis will be held at 1 p.m. today at Kutis Funeral Chapel in Affton. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Gerecke died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1997.
He was a member of Gardenville-Affton Memorial American Legion Post 300.
Survivors include his wife, the former Lois "Sally" Leighton; a daughter, Rebecca Cowley; a brother, retired Col. H.H. Gerecke of Cape Girardeau; and a grandson.
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