Joseph Warren Filbert

Joseph Warren Filbert, age 75, of Columbia, Missouri passed away peacefully in his sleep December 15, 2025. Warren was born January 19, 1950, in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Warren and Angela (Cruise) Filbert. He graduated from Iowa State University in 1972 with a degree in Forestry. In 1973, he moved to Columbia, Missouri and started driving for UPS retiring in 2012 with over 30 years of service.
In 2000, he married Rosalie Dianne (Caspall) who was his faithful partner and companion until her passing in 2025. He was a member of Midway Locust Grove Church and met weekly with the men's bible study group. He was a wonderful cook and enjoyed creating and serving dishes every Wednesday to those less fortunate as part of the church's Lunch at the Hotel Ministry.
He had many hobbies and interests including gardening, hunting, fishing and collecting and restoring outboard motors. He was an avid sportsman, traveling extensively to hunt or fish with family and friends. Even with his diminished health, he was determined to see and experience everything he could. Only months prior to his passing, he took his son on a hunting safari to Africa and went salmon fishing in Alaska with a longtime friend. He was a charter member of Perche Creek Yacht Club, Safari International, NRA, and a member of the Great 8 1000 chukar shoot.
He is preceded in death by wife, Dianne Filbert: parents, Warren and Angela Filbert, and half-sister Judy Fulkerson. He is survived by son, Ryan Filbert and partner Sylvia Lin of St. Louis, Missouri, grandchildren Tom, Mitchell, and Fisher, and daughter and son-in-law, Renee and Brett Howard of Town & Country, Missouri and their children, Logan and Brady; his stepson, David Caspall of Columbia, Missouri; brother and sister-in-law, John and Mary Filbert of Council Bluffs, Iowa; niece Meghan (Omar) of LaFarge, Wisconsin and their children Owen and Niles; niece Elizabeth of New York City and half-sister Susie Ball of Kent, Washington.
Services honoring and celebrating Warren's life will be Jan 10, 2025 at 10:30 am at Midway Locust Grove Church, Boone County Missouri. Inurnment to immediately follow.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Midway Locust Grove Church.
Arrangements are under the direction of Parker-Millard Funeral Service & Crematory, 12 East Ash Street, Columbia, MO 65203 (573) 449-4153. Condolences may be left online for the family at www.millardfamilychapels.com