Jerry Wayne Westhoff

Services will be Saturday, March 5th at 11AM at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 6415 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131. The family will receive friends at the church from 9-11 AM prior to mass.

Jerry was a proud Glasgow, Missouri native and retired from TWA/American Airlines in 2003 after 37 years of service. He was an avid hunter, fisherman and gardener. He was the second son of Clem and Fern Westhoff of Glasgow, who pre-deceased him. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Tracey Brown Westhoff of the home, daughters Kim Westhoff (Steve Majors), Platte City, MO and Lori Westhoff Guilford (Stacy), Smithville, MO. He also leaves two brothers Jim Westhoff (Mary) of Laramie, Wyoming and their children Jason, Courtney and Jamie, Gary Westhoff (Suzanne) of St. Peters, MO and their children Amy, Brett and Molly, a sister, Jan Trokey (Randy), Wright City, MO and her children Shelby and Wess, In-laws, Bill and Kay Manchester, Kansas City, MO, Jack and Barbara Eckhardt, Phoenix, OR and brothers and sisters in law, John and Terry Chapin, Bean Lake MO and their children Meghan, Katelyn and Ryann and Dan and Laura Brown, Westlake Village, CA. He was previously married to Rita Leber Westhoff, Platte City, MO. He also leaves behind a huge cadre of extended family and friends.

Honorary pallbearers include John Alden, Ron Baker, Dan Baldwin, Paul Braune, Corky Chapin, John Chapin, Joe Galletti, Stacy Guilford, Ralph Haggard, Chuck Hawkins, Barb Inskeep, Garry Johnson, Steve Majors, Larry McKinney, Jim Murdock, Wess Murdock, Steve Meyers, Scott Nelson, David Ramsey, Todd Ramsey, Larry Sharp, Shelby Singleton, Harold Vandaloo, Shawn Vandaloo and Gary Wells.

The family requests that anyone who wishes to donate in Jerry’s honor make a contribution to the Musella Foundation for brain tumor research at 1100 Peninsula Blvd, Hewlett, New York 11557 or St. Luke’s Hospice House at 3516 Summit Street, KCMO 64111.