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6054 Pryor Ave

Saint Joseph, Missouri

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Graveside Service

Sep. 2, 2025

11:00 a.m.

Mt. Auburn Cemetery

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Richard Nurski Obituary

Richard Paul Nurski Sr. 87, of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Monday, August 25, 2025 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. He was born April 9, 1938 in St. Joseph. On January 21, 1959 he married the love of his life Erma Hoffman. He retired from the Stockyards of St. Joseph after 35 years. He loved fishing and hunting in his younger days. Preceding him in death are his parents, sister and brother-in-law, Carolyn & Gary Standefer. Survivors include: wife, Erma Nurski, son, Richard (Rhonda) Nurski Jr., daughter, Lisa Hogan, granddaughters, Chrissy Russell, Jaycee (Brett) Farmer, and Carsyn (Dylan) McGuire, great-grandchildren, Nicolas, Zachary, Cooper, Gavin, Reagan, and Bowen, several nieces and nephews, and special helpers, David & Jeannette Adams. A Graveside Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at Mount Auburn Cemetery. Online condolences and obituary at www.ruppfuneral.com. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Richard Paul Nurski Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store. Memorial Donation

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Published by KQ2 on Aug. 27, 2025.

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Graveside service

11:00 a.m.

Mt. Auburn Cemetery

3137 Beck Rd, St. Joseph, MO 64506

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6054 Pryor Ave, Saint Joseph, MO 64504

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