Obituaries

By NewsPress Now FREDERICKSBURG, Texas – Harvey Keran Thompson, 84, of Fredericksburg, Texas, passed from this life to be with his Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. He was born July 25, 1939, in St. Joseph, the son of Harold and Nell (Forster) Thompson. He attended Central High School where he lettered in football and

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 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

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,