ROY ANDREWS

Roy Andrews, 86, of Delavan, passed away Feb. 15 at Golden Years Nursing Home in Walworth. He was born on Oct. 12, 1926 in Sharon to the late Frank and Minnie (Benedict) Andrews. After graduating from Sharon High School in 1944, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II and served from 1944 to 1946. In January of 1947, he began working for the United States Postal Service. He worked for 12 years as a clerk before being promoted to the Sharon Post Master. He remained with the Post Office for 24 additional years , retiring in 1981. In 1951, he was united in marriage to Shirley Baker. He enjoyed playing baseball on the local Sharon team and later coached their local youth baseball for many years. He was a avid sports fan, life long Packer fan and a St. Louis Cardinals fan. In his spare time, he enjoyed woodworking and collecting stamps. He was also a member of the Sharon American Legion for 57 years.
Roy is survived by his wife, Shirley; great nieces, Veronica (Ray) Pallach and Bridggette (Ryan) Huml; great nephew, James (Amber) Baker, all who he treated as his own children; brother-in-law, Bob Wyman and Jean and John Spaight. He is also survived by several cousins and many more nieces and nephews. Close friends, Dan and Jean Griffin, Don and Trudy Rogers, along with Chet and Dorothy Forsythe also survive him.
He is further preceded in death by his sister and brother in law, Lois (Gary) DeVries; nephew, James Baker and sister-in-law, Beverly Wyman.
Funeral Services were Feb. 19 at the Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan. The Rev. Matt Richey officiated. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery in Sharon.
Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan assisted the family. Visit monroefh.com