Obituaries

Jan 2, 2023

Arthur G. Bratton, 95, of Atchison, Kansas, died Monday, January 2, 2023, at his residence with his loving family by his side.

Arthur was born September 25, 1927, in Atchison, Kansas, the son of Ewing and Bertha Miller Bratton.  He attended Lincoln elementary school and graduated from Atchison High School.

Arthur and Imogene Cushinberry were...

Jan 1, 2023

Janice Kay Stephenson, 73, Atchison, Kansas, died unexpectedly Sunday, January 1, 2023.

Services will be Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. A visitation with the family will be from 1:00 P.M. until service time. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Atchison Library and may be left in care of the funeral...

Dec 31, 2022

Mary H. Worley, 86, Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Atchison, Kansas, died Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Villa St. Francis.

A funeral service celebrating her life will be Friday, January 6, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating.  Interment will follow in Bellemont Cemetery, Wathena, Kansas.  A parish...

Dec 29, 2022

Alfred Henry (Sonny) Thompson, age 86, lifelong resident of Atchison died on 12/29/2022 at his home. A private burial will be held at Mount Vernon Cemetery and a graveside ceremony will be held by the family at a later date. Alfred was cared for full time by his loving son Mike for the last 4 years of his life....

Dec 25, 2022

Robert Daniel Porter, 82, Atchison, Kansas died Sunday, December 25, 2022, at his home with his loving wife by his side.  He and his wife resided in Dallas, Texas for a number of years until retirement when they moved to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas and moved to Atchison, Kansas four years ago.

Robert was born September 13,...

Dec 24, 2022

Donna Sue (Morris) White, age 70, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away on December 24, 2022, at Mosaic Life Care.

Funeral service will be Friday, December 30, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Kelley officiating. Interment will follow in Round Prairie Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Friday, for one...

Dec 15, 2022

James Herman Wiedmaier, age 63, of Doniphan, Kansas, passed away on December 15, 2022 in Phoenix Arizona.

He was cremated and a local memorial service held.  He will be buried at the Doniphan Cemetery on Friday, May 19 at 12 noon. ...

Dec 11, 2022

John H. Friend, Jr., 96, Nortonville, Kansas died Sunday December 11, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital, Topeka, Kansas.

Funeral services will be Monday, December 19, 2022, at 10:30 A.M. at Nortonville New Covenant United Methodist Church, Nortonville, Kansas with Rev. Melinda Harwood officiating. Interment will follow in Hiawatha Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Sunday, December...

Dec 11, 2022

Sherry Jane (Brox) Scott, affectionately known as "Sug" passed away on December 11, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born on August 14, 1941, in Atchison, KS, the daughter of John A. Brox and Betty Jane (Dilgert) Brox. She attended St. Benedict's, Mount St. Scholastica and was a graduate of Atchison High School.

In her early years, she...

Dec 10, 2022

Franklin Anthony Donovan, better known as "Doc" or Frank, 95, of Atchison, KS, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022, after a brief struggle with pneumonia. Doc never met a stranger or missed the opportunity to celebrate life to the fullest! If there was a horse race, football pool, golf game or a toddy on the porch with friends, he...

Dec 3, 2022

Marion F. Blodig, 79, Atchison, Kansas, died peacefully Saturday, December 3, 2022, in Overland Park, Kansas.

Graveside service will be Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home has been entrusted with funeral care.

Marion was born November 13, 1943, in Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and...

Nov 17, 2022

Adina Janee Adamson "Dina", 46, died unexpectedly November 17, 2022, near her home. She was born March 9, 1976, in Enid Oklahoma to Pamela (Gerdes) Adamson and Jesse Adamson.

Her early years were spent in Oklahoma before moving to Atchison, Kansas, in 1985. She attended Atchison High School graduating with the class of 1994.

The...

Nov 10, 2022

Janis L. Beckner, 75, Effingham, Kansas, died peacefully Thursday, November 10, 2022, at Amberwell Hospital, Atchison, Kansas.

Janis will be cremated, and a celebration of life will be at a later date.  The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home has been entrusted with cremation care.

Janis was born June 25, 1947, in Lawton, Oklahoma, the daughter of Clarence...

Nov 6, 2022

Renny Estelle Mirante, with her name meaning small but mighty star, a precious twenty-day old daughter of Courtney and Jeremiah Mirante, passed from this life on November 6, 2022, at the University of Kansas Hospital.

Renny was born on October 17, 2022, although her life may have been short, she was a fighter, and is now at...

Nov 4, 2022

Lori Ann Scholz, 57, lost her battle with cancer, but God won the war Friday, November 4, 2022, in her home in Lancaster, Kansas, in the presence of her family.

Mass of Christian burial to celebrate Lori's life will be on Friday, November 11, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ann's Church in Effingham, KS, with Fr....

Nov 2, 2022

Donnie Ray Oliver, 76, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Homegoing funeral service will be Friday, November 11, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home Rev. Tom Stone and Rev. Ron Dickson officiating.  Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.  Visitation with the family...

Oct 28, 2022

Deborah Kay (Earl) Gilbert, 61, of Fayetteville, Arkansas died October 28, 2022 at the Mercy Hospital, Rogers, Arkansas.

A service to celebrate Deb's Life will be on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. preceding the service. Interment will be in St. Leo's Cemetery, Horton, KS....

Oct 25, 2022

John Alfred Shrack brought joy to his parents, Frances Grainger Shrack and Philip Ovid Shrack (now deceased) even before he was born, June 24, 1937 in Atchison, Kansas. These stories and others were recently shared by his family encircling his bed as he peacefully passed into the arms of our Lord, October 25, 2022 at Lake Regional Hospital, Osage...

Oct 21, 2022

Dixie M. Meier, 80, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, October 21, 2022, at Atchison Senior Village Nursing Center.

Dixie will be cremated and no services are scheduled at this time.  The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home has been entrusted with cremation care.  A register book will be available at the funeral home for those wishing to sign.  Memorial contributions are...

Oct 19, 2022

Donald R. Dove, 80, Atchison, Kansas, died Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at his residence.

Visitation with the family will be Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M.  Memorials contributions are suggested to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and may be left in care of the funeral home.

Don was...