LeRoy J. Munsch, 73, died June 22, 2009, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kansas.
He was born July 20,1935, on a farm southwest of Bazine, Kansas, the son of Henry and Catherine Depperschmidt Munsch. For 32 years, he was a market manager for Dillons Co. and retired in December of 1995. LeRoy then moved to Ness City and became market manager for Ralph's Supermarket. He was still working part-time at the time of his death.
He was a member of the American Legion Post #152, Ness City, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7972, Ransom, the Knights of Columbus Council 2624, Ness City and the United States Bowling Congress.
On July 29, 1961, he married Sharon Kay Delaney in Ness City. She survives.
Other survivors include his daughter, Cynthia and her husband, William "Boe" Levingston of Great Bend; four brothers, Lawrence and Harry, both of Cheyenne Wells, CO, Jerry of Ness City and Robert, Lawrence; a sister, Wanita Reinert, Great Bend; a step-granddaughter, Robin and her husband, Jamie Wetig of Atchinson; step-grandson, Jason Levingston of Great Bend; grandchildren, Allison, Jordan and Austin of Great Bend; step-great grandchildren, Brittany and Alec Wetig; Skyler Zecha and Taylor Schartz.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Joe, Edwin and Ralph Munsch, and two sisters, Velma Boltz and Arlene Hanan.
Parish vigil and rosary will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, Ness City. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 3:00 on Wednesday. Memorials to the Sacred Heart Cemetery Fund and the Ness County Bank Building Elevator Fund, in care of the Fitzgerald Funeral Home