Late Notices, Feb. 18, 2025

Late Notices
Orlando Ortiz
Orlando Ortiz, 67, St. Joseph, died Feb. 10, 2024. Arrangements pending Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory.
Norman Johnson
SAVANNAH, Mo. – Norman Johnson 70, of Savannah, Missouri, died Feb. 16, 2025. Arrangements are pending under the care of Rupp Funeral Home.
Frederick J. Lederer III
Frederick John Lederer III, 54, of St. Joseph, died Feb. 15, 2025. Mr. Lederer has been cremated under the care of Rupp Funeral Home. Visitation 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Rupp Funeral Home, where a Rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m. Inurnment at the Mossy Oak Cemetery in Edwards, Missouri, at a later date. www.ruppfuneral.com.
Mary L. Miller
Mary Lou Miller, 77, of St. Joseph, died Feb. 14, 2025. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Rupp Funeral Home. Funeral services and public live stream 10 a.m. Feb. 22 at the Rupp Funeral Home. The Interment will be at the Grandview Memorial Gardens in Bluefield, Virginia, at a later date. www.ruppfuneral.com.
John L. Palmer
John L. Palmer, 91, St. Joseph, died Feb. 15, 2025. Arrangements pending Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory.
Vasilka Smith
Vasilka Smith, 74, of St. Joseph, died Feb. 17, 2025. Arrangments are pending under the care of Rupp Funeral Home.
George C. Wilhelm
HIAWATHA, Kan. – George C. Wilhelm, 76, of Hiawatha, died Feb. 15, 2025. www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com
As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.