The Rev. Gary Charles Voss, 65, of Ferguson, MO, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at Baue Funeral Home in Cave Springs, MO. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ferguson, MO.
The Rev. Voss was born in Syracuse, NY, on Feb. 24, 1950, the son of the late Charles and Esther Voss.
He always had a passion for helping people and was a faithful servant. He began his professional career in physical therapy and served hospitals, long-term care facilities and home care agencies in Minnesota, New York and Missouri.
Realizing that people need spiritual care along with physical care, The Rev. Voss attended Christ Seminary-Seminex and graduated in 1983. For the past 32 years, he provided ministry through a variety of different organizations. His years in ministry include serving as the training course director at Stephen Ministries, a chaplain at St. Louis University Hospital, the VA Medical Center, Unity Health Hospice and VNA Hospice. He was also director of the St. Louis office of Joni and Friends Disability Ministry.
He served as interim pastor at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Clayton, MO, Zion Lutheran Church in Ferguson, MO, Trinity Lutheran Church in Kirkwood, MO, Zion Lutheran Church in Shipman, St. John’s Lutheran Church in Dorchester and Hope Lutheran Church in St. Charles. He provided pulpit supply throughout the St. Louis region and Illinois. Additionally, he devoted numerous hours of loving service to Zion Lutheran Church in Ferguson, MO.
The Rev. Voss took “time to care.” Since 1981, he had been a faithful blood platelet donor for Barnes Pheresis. At the time of his passing, he was pastoral staff at Stephen Ministries, as well as pulpit supply as Mt. Zion in Litchfield and Trinity in rural Litchfield.
He twice traveled to Mexico as part of Wheels for the World, an organization that provides refurbished wheelchairs to those in need.
The Rev. Voss is survived by his wife, Gail Voss; children, Emily Voss (Stephen Light) and Nathaniel Voss; brother, Chris (Adriana) Voss; brother-in-law, Rob Diedrich (Mary Ann Dyka); cousin, Kathleen (Calvin) Wood; and nieces, nephews and friends.
Memorials may be made to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) World Hunger Appeal.
