Obituaries

By NewsPress Now Virgil P. Holland, 58, of St. Joseph, passed away Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at his home. He was born May 31, 1965, in St. Joseph, son of Shirley and Virgil M. Holland Jr. He graduated from Lafayette High School, and worked at St. Joseph Packaging for 27 years, and then Nestle Purina

By NewsPress Now Phyllis A. Zirkle, 86, St. Joseph, passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. She was born Oct. 7, 1937, to Stephen J. and Ruth A. (Davison) Starr, in St. Joseph. She graduated from Benton High School in 1955. While in high school, she competed in the Miss St. Joseph Pageant. Phyllis married Ronald

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 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

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.