LEO C. "CHIPPER" BASLER

LEO C. "CHIPPER" BASLER JR of Ste. Genevieve, MO died October 28, 2014 at the age of 68. He was a licensed funeral director, embalmer and owner of the Basler Funeral Home since 1971 and the Basler Ambulance Service until 1979. He served as Ste. Genevieve county coroner for over 30 years. He graduated from the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science in 1970. He was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Selected Independent Funeral Homes, Missouri Coroner's Association and the Missouri Funeral Director's and Embalmer's Association, where he chaired the Missouri Fund Pac and the education committee.