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James R. Frans
May 30, 2023
James R. Frans, 71, Atchison, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at his residence.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor, Marty Reed, officiating. A private family interment will be at Monrovia Cemetery at a later date. Â Memorial contributions are suggested to Trinity Lutheran Church or Trinity...
Leah-Rae Cox
May 26, 2023
Leah-Rae Cox, 87, Atchison, Kansas Died Friday, May 26, 2023 at her residence.
Graveside services will be Monday June 12, 2023 at 11:00 A.M. at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery with Rev. Jeremy Heppler officiating.
Leah was born April 5, 1936 in Oakland, Nebraska the daughter of Warren E. and Catherine Schoenfeldt Carlson. Â She attended and...
Lawrence "Junior" T. Kuhnert, Jr.
May 21, 2023
Lawrence Kuhnert, Jr., 93, Atchison, Kansas, died Sunday, May 21, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.
Funeral services will be Friday, May 26, 2023, at 10:30 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church, with Pastor Marty Reed, officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, May 25th from 5:30 until 7:30 P.M....
Sister Mary Kathryn Taylor, Osb
May 12, 2023
Sister Mary Kathryn (Mary Kevin) Taylor, OSB, 96, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Friday, May 12, 2023, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Wednesday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m....
Charles W. Helmick
May 10, 2023
Charles W. Helmick, 81, Atchison, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron, Missouri.
Graveside services will be Saturday, July 15, 2023, at 11:00 P.M. at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, with Pastor, Mike Carney officiating.
Charles was born January 10, 1942, in Falls City, Nebraska the son of Donald G. and Esther...
Patricia "Pat" L. Wilson
May 10, 2023
Pat Wilson, 72, Atchison, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at her residence.
A celebration of life Visitation will be Thursday, May 18 th , from 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Those planning to attend are encouraged to wear their favorite sports apparel, especially Chiefs or Royals attire. Interment will be...
Michael James Stout
May 6, 2023
Michael James Stout, formerly of Atchison, Kansas, died unexpectedly on May 6, 2023, at the age of 33.
A service to remember Michael's life will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2023, at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. He will be laid in to rest in the...
Glenda Buster
May 3, 2023
Glenda L. Buster, 77, Atchison, Kansas, died Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Amberwell Hospital in Atchison, Kansas.
Graveside services will be Monday, May 8, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. at Sumner Cemetery in Atchison, Kansas. Memorial contributions are suggested to assist the family with burial expenses and...
Jeanette Louise Boeh
May 3, 2023
Jeanette Louise Boeh, age 67, of Kansas City, MO, died May 03, 2023, at the Kansas City Hospice House after an eight-year battle with colon and ovarian cancer.
Visitation and rosary will be Friday, May 5, 2023, beginning at 6:00 pm at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison KS, with Mass...
Betty Sue Bilderback
Apr 26, 2023
Betty Sue Bilderback, 86, died Wednesday April 26, 2023 at her home where she lovingly raised her family for over 55 years. She was born July 11, 1936 in Prague, Oklahoma, to James R. and Flossie (Ernst) Duncan.
She attended school in Atchison graduating in 1954. On...
Frederick Hysten, Sr.
Apr 25, 2023
Frederick Hysten Sr. 83, passed away at his home in Atchison, Kansas on Tuesday April 25th, 2023. Fred was born on July 10th, 1939 to Clem and Jean (Boydston) Hysten. He was the oldest of fifteen children.
Funeral service will be Saturday May 6, 2023 , at 12 Noon at Arensberg-Pruett...
Edward Bott, Jr.
Apr 25, 2023
Edward Bott, Jr., 89, Leavenworth, Kansas, died Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Lansing Care & Rehab, in Lansing, Kansas. The family is very grateful for the care provided by the nursing home and by Harbor Hospice.
Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Church, Leavenworth, KS,...
Burnace Miller
Apr 24, 2023
Burnace Gerald Miller, 87 years old, of Lancaster, KS, died Monday, April 24, 2023, at St. Luke's Hospice House.
Mass of Christian burial will be on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Louis Church with Fr. Hughes Sundeme as celebrant. Burial will be in...
Patrick L. Domann
Apr 15, 2023
Patrick L. Domann, age 73, of Nortonville, Kansas, died Saturday, April 15, 2023, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.
Mass of Christian burial will be on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. at St. Joseph's Church in Nortonville with Fr. Lazar Carasala as celebrant. Interment will be at later date in St. Joseph's Cemetery. A...
Betty Ann Smith
Apr 14, 2023
Betty Ann Smith, age 83, of Atchison, Kansas, passed on Friday, April 14, 2023, at Atchison Senior Village.
Funeral service will be on Friday, April 21, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Cormode as officiant. Interment will follow in Sumner Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Friday, for one...
Dylan Lee Stiffler
Mar 30, 2023
Dylan Lee Stiffler, age 37, of Linn Valley Lake, Kansas, passed away on March 30, 2023, at his mother's home in Rushville, MO. He was born on June 21, 1985, in Upland, CA, to Marc and Judy (Bewley) Stiffler. He moved to Atchison, KS, in 1994, and attended schools in Atchison. He furthered his studies at EACC and LSU....
Kenneth Sean Mcconnaughey
Mar 29, 2023
Kenneth Sean McConnaughey, age 62, of Lancaster, Kansas, died unexpectedly on March 29, 2023, at his home.
He was born on February 22, 1961, in Bremerton, WA, the son of Jim McConnaughey and Pamela (White) McConnaughey. He graduated high school and was the first person in his family to graduate college; he earned his Associate's Degree in...
Mary M. Mccubbin
Mar 26, 2023
Mary M. McCubbin, 89, of Atchison, Kansas, died Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Atchison Medicalodge.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. at Atchison United Methodist Church with Pastor, Cyd Stein, officiating. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to services at the church. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions are...
Michael James Shields
Mar 21, 2023
Michael James Shields, age 75, of Atchison, Kansas, died unexpectedly on March 21, 2023, at his home.
Mike was born on June 14, 1947, in Freeport, New York, the son of Wilfred James Shields and Mary Kathryn (Harding) Shields. He attended schools at St. William the Abbot, St. John's Prep, St. John's University, Assumption Abbey, and Benedictine...
Vicki Lynn Campbell
Mar 21, 2023
Vicki Lynn Campbell, age 64, of Atchison, Kansas, passed from this life on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at her home surrounded by her children and sister.
A visitation with the family will be on Sunday, March 26, 2023, from 4-6:00 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Atchison Humane Society, KC English Bulldog...
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