Obituaries

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 Edward Shepard, 83, St. Joseph, passed away Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. He was born May 23, 1940, in Clay County, Missouri, to Seba and Lillian (Stock) Shepard. Edward married Shirley Dee Parker on May 23, 1992. She survives of the home. He was a union carpenter for many years. Edward loved fishing,

By NewsPress Now GOWER, Mo. – Pamela Ann Galvan passed away Nov. 30, 2023, at her home in Gower, Missouri. Pamela was born on Aug. 16, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois, to Roy and Georgia McGarrah. She was the eldest of five daughters, Pamela, Nancy, Maureen, Susan, and Tina. Her father was in the military and

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,

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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