Stephen "Steve" H. Westhusing, age 91 of Montrose, Missouri passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral Mass will be Thursday, March 12, 2009, 10:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Montrose, Missouri, with burial in St. Ludger's Cemetery, Germantown, Missouri. The family will receive friends at Immaculate Conception Church, Montrose on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. with Rosary following at 8:00 p.m. Contributions may be made to the St. Ludger's Fund For Historical Preservation and they may be left in care of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home. Fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Steve was born September 2, 1917, in Henry County, Missouri, the son of Frank and Mary (Bettels) Westhusing.

On September 19, 1944 he married Alice Schussler. To this union five children were born. They lived their entire life on a farm near Germantown, Missouri. Steve farmed and was a dairyman for most of his life. He also enjoyed fishing with his cane pole and playing board games with his children and grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, of sixty-four years, Alice, of the home; one daughter, Wanda Westhusing of Montrose; four sons, Gary of Montrose, Kevin and wife, Roberta of Adrian, Randy of Montrose and Darwin and wife, Marilyn of Clinton; five grandchildren, Jared, Savanna, Makenna, Paige and Braeden; He also leaves one brother Ludger Westhusing and two sisters, Eva Tilling and Aladene Lesmeister.