Roberta Ann Starmer

Roberta Ann Starmer obituary, St. Joseph, MO

Roberta Ann Starmer

Roberta Starmer Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Rupp Funeral Home - St. Joseph on Jan. 29, 2026.
Roberta Ann Starmer, 74, of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at a local health care facility. She was born February 3, 1951 in St. Joseph, daughter of Winifred and Jake Wright. She graduated from Lafayette High School and Missouri Western State College. She married Ronnie Pasley, and together they had 2 children, Jonathan and Shaine, and they later divorced. She later married Randall Starmer, and together they had son, Ralph. Roberta enjoyed working with her hands. She worked at Pasco Steel and Altec as a Welder. She also enjoyed going to the casino, spending time with her sisters, and taking trips to Branson. Roberta was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Marie Elaine Holland and Rebecca Hoskins, brothers, John, Jacob, and Patrick Wright. Survivors include: husband, Randall Starmer of St. Joseph, her children, Jonathan Marshall, Shaine Pasley, sisters, Rosa Lee Threet and Wendy Studer, and brother, Joseph Wright, and 4 grandchildren.
Mrs. Starmer has been cremated under the care of Rupp Funeral Home.

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