Obituaries

By NewsPress Now TROY, Kan. – Steven Schultz, 73, of Troy, Kansas, passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, at his home. Steve was born on Dec. 24, 1950, in St. Joseph, to William “Bill” and Jo Ann (Grable) Schultz and raised up in Burr Oak. He graduated from Wathena High School in 1968, then graduated

By NewsPress Now Late Notices Hillis D. Bowen HIAWATHA, Kan. Hillis Duane Bowen, 95, of rural Hiawatha, Kansas, passed away Dec. 30, 2023. www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com Mario Chizelle Mario Chizelle, 57, passed Jan. 2, 2024. Service for Mr. Chizelle will be noon Jan. 13, Bullock Family Funeral Chapel. Karl Leaton OVERLAND PARK, Kan. Karl Leaton, 82, Overland

By NewsPress Now Connie Campbell, 79, of St. Joseph, passed away Dec. 27, 2023. She deeply believed in God, so we believe she is in heaven, driving a motorcycle next to her husband, with her favorite pets running alongside. Her parents and friends waving as she passes by, yelling “I finally made it and I

By NewsPress Now WATHENA, Kan. – Dorothy A. Jermain, 83, of Wathena, Kansas, passed away Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023, at the Wathena Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, in Wathena. Dorothy was born on March 1, 1940, in Clyde, Missouri, to Raymond Sr. and Gertrude (Lager) Derks. She was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church,

By NewsPress Now Late Notices As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.

By NewsPress Now KEARNEY, Mo. – Marilyn Ruth (Scott) Westlake was born Oct. 10, 1931, in Ridgeway, Missouri. She passed away Dec. 23, 2023, at age 92. She was married to Gerald Westlake for 68 years and had three children: Dianne, Rick and Lori. They had a farm near Hatfield, Missouri, and spent retirement in