Mr. James J. "Jim" Buchholz

April 28, 1947 - February 8, 2017

James J. “Jim” Buchholz Baptized into the hope of Christ's Resurrection Wednesday, February 8, 2017. Dear husband of Kathleen M. Buchholz (nee Boman). Dear son of Philomena C. (nee Molitor) and the late Cletus F. Buchholz. Dear father and father-in-law of Julie (Michael) Howell, Jennifer Buchholz, Christina (Mario) Reveles. Dear grandfather of Ethan and Elise Howell and Benjamin Reveles. Dear son-in-law of the late Virginia (nee Boedeker) and Elmer Boman. Dear brother and brother-in-law of Thomas W. (Jennifer) Buchholz, Ruth Ann (Tom Smith) Buchholz-Smith, Donald (Sharon) Buchholz, Cynthia J. (Bradley Hale) Buchholz, and the late Chuck Boman. Our dear uncle, great-uncle, nephew, cousin and friend to many. Visitation at BUCHHOLZ MORTUARY WEST, 2211 Clarkson Rd, Chesterfield, 63017, Thursday, February 16, from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm, thence visitation at St. Angela Merici Church, 3860 N. Hwy 67, Florissant, 63034, Friday, February 17, from 9:00 am till time of funeral Mass at 10:00 am. Donations in memory of Jim may be made to Incarnate Word Academy, 2788 Normandy Ave, St. Louis, MO 63121. James J. Buchholz was President and CEO of Buchholz Mortuaries. Mr. Buchholz worked at Buchholz Mortuary since 1969. He was an embalmer, a funeral director and became President in 1984. He is an alumnus of Rosary High School having graduated in the first class in 1965. He attended Southeast Missouri State University and the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science. Mr. Buchholz was a member of Missouri Funeral Directors Assn. and had previously been on the Board of Trustees of Rosary High School, Incarnate Word Academy, Emerson Family YMCA, Past-President of St. Angela Merici School Board and a member of Legatus-St. Louis. Guest-book at www.buchholzmortuary.com.