Leroy H Manchester Obituary

Leroy Manchester, 93 of Richmond died August 25, 2011 in
Medilodge of Richmond. He was born April 9, 1918 in Redford
Twp. Michigan to the late Everett and Fray (Hughes)
Manchester. He was baptized into the Christian faith on June
7, 1931. Leroy attended Clinton High School, Clinton, MI and
was a World War II veteran serving in the United States
Navy. He later retired from Chrysler Corporation where he
was a truck driver and a member of UAW Local 212. Mr.
Manchester married Shirley Wilson in Angola, Indiana in
1937. He later married Jeanette Antonczak in Detroit,
Michigan on October 3, 1942. He was a member of St. Peter
Lutheran Church, Richmond, the Mobile Muskrats Camping Club,
and Side by Side Campers. He enjoyed woodworking, duck
carving, traveling, camping, photography, farming, and
spending time with his family. He is survived by children:
Neal and Bev Manchester of Statesville, NC, Judith and Ron
Francoeur of Adrian, MI, Susan and John Huhn of White Lake
Twp, MI, and Elsie Manchester of Richmond, MI,
grandchildren: Teresa, Gina, Erin, Neal II, Shirley,
Belinda, Gary, Lisa, Todd, Christina, Robert, and many
great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife
Jeanette on Feb. 20, 1987, and siblings Elsie Peltier,
Geraldine Jedele Miller, Clifford, Everett, Arthur, Lloyd,
Gerald and Robert Manchester. A funeral service will be
Monday at 12pm in St. Peter Lutheran Church, Richmond. Rev.
Randy Lett will officiate. Visitation will be Monday from
10am to 12pm in the church. Burial will be in St. Peter
Cemetery, Macomb. Memorial contributions may be directed to
St. Peter Lutheran Church, Richmond. Funeral arrangements by
Rewalt Funeral Home, Richmond.