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.

Memorials:
St. Peter Lutheran Church

Services:
In-state at 10:00AM, Service at 12:00PM at St. Peter 
Evangelical Lutheran Church on Monday, August 29th, 2011 
(map/driving directions)

Cemetery:
St. Peter Cemetery
On 24 mile just east of Romeo Plank
Macomb Township,, M 
 
Family links: 
 Parents:
  Everett James Manchester (1878 - 1960)
  Frey Aleta Hughes Manchester (1894 - 1979)
 
 Spouse:
  Jeanette Cecilia Antonczak Manchester (1917 - 1987)
 
 Siblings:
  Infant Son Manchester (1904 - 1904)**
  Delmar Joseph Manchester (1912 - 2001)*
  Arthur Eugene Manchester (1914 - 1993)*
  Geraldine Fray Manchester Miller (1916 - 1971)*
  Leroy H. Manchester (1918 - 2011)
  Loyd J. Manchester (1918 - 1918)*
  Gerald Everett Manchester (1922 - 1981)*
  Robert Milton Manchester (1926 - 1946)*
 
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
 
Burial:
Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery 
Macomb
Macomb County
Michigan, USA