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.