Obituaries

Mar 8, 2022

Francis H. Lueske, age 85, of Lancaster, Kansas died March 8, 2022.

Francis has been cremated under the care and direction of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. No formal services will be held.

Francis was born on January 13, 1937, at his home in Goff, Kansas, the son of Carl and Johanna Lueske.

He...

Mar 7, 2022

Ethelreda Josephine "Ethie" (Scholz) Penning, age 93, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022, at Atchison Senior Village.

Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, March 14, 2022, at 11 A.M. at St. Joseph Church with Fr. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Parish rosary will be at 4...

Feb 26, 2022

Delores Marie "Lola" McKnight, age 73, entered into the heavens on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, KS after a short illness. She was born on May 11, 1948, in Emporia, Kansas to Pete and Mary (Rodriguez) Gutierrez. She attended Sacred Heart Elementary and graduated from Emporia High School.

Lola married the love...

Feb 25, 2022

Charles Albert "Charlie" Christian, age 81, of Atchison, Kansas died Friday, February 25, 2022 at Stormont Vail in Topeka, KS.

Memorial service will be Friday, March 4, 2022 at 11 a.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Joseph Hansen officiating. Visitation with the family will be on Friday, from 10 a.m. until time of the service...

Feb 21, 2022

Sharon Teresa (Weinmann) Meier, age 84, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2022, surrounded by her family at Atchison Senior Village.

Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, February 26, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Joseph Church. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Parish rosary will be recited on Friday, Feb. 25...

Feb 5, 2022

Rebecca Louise Gann, 47, of Atchison, KS, passed away on February 5, 2022, at Mosaic Life Care.

Rebecca was born on August 14, 1974, in Atchison, KS, to Ricky McHaley and Cindy Whaley. She attended Atchison High School and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant for many years before becoming a homemaker.

Rebecca was married...

Feb 3, 2022

Mary Lou Boldridge Williams-Bey, 82, Olathe, Kansas formerly of Atchison, Kansas died February 3, 2022 at her residence.

Homegoing service will be Thursday, February 10, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Elder Kenneth Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday evening, Feb. 9 th...

Feb 2, 2022

Patricia Swordy, 88, Atchison, Kansas, died Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Atchison Medicalodge.

Graveside services will be Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 1:00 P.M. at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, with Fr. Jeremy Heppler, OSB, officiating. Memorial contributions are suggested to American Diabetes Association and may be left in care of the funeral home.

Patricia was born...

Feb 1, 2022

Leslie B. Domann, 88, Winchester, KS, passed away on Feb. 1, 2022 at V.A. Hospital, Leavenworth, KS.  He was born March 24, 1933, son of Ben & Genevieve (Cunningham) Domann.  Les grew up in the Mooney Creek area, south of Atchison, KS, and graduated from Maur Hill Prep for high school in Atchison, 1951.  Les served in the U.S....

Jan 27, 2022

Donna 'Joan' (Tandy) Domann, 94, died Thursday, January 27, 2022.  She was born on December 14, 1927 in Worth, MO., on the Tandy farm in the Old Freeland Community. She was the only child of Eldon "George" and Alice Pickering Tandy.

She attended elementary school in Grant City, MO through the fourth grade.  Seeking work during the...

Jan 21, 2022

Gregg A. Merritt, 64, Kansas City, Missouri died Friday, January 21, 2022 at his residence in Kansas City.

Mr. Merritt has been cremated under the care and direction of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, Kansas. Burial will be at a later date in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, KS.

Gregg was born April 22, 1957 in...

Jan 20, 2022

Thelma Louise (Walker) Seager, 84, Atchison, KS passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Atchison Senior Village with her family by her side.

Visitation with the family will be Wednesday January 26, 2022, from 6:30-8:00 PM at the Arensberg Pruett Funeral Home with whom cremation care has been entrusted. Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Heart...

Jan 18, 2022

Clifford "Par" Downing, age 51, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center.

Clifford Alden Downing was born on December 4, 1970, in Atchison, Kansas, the son of Matthew "Chic" Downing and Shirley Mae Campbell. He graduated from Atchison High School in 1989, and continued his education and basketball career...

Jan 16, 2022

Brother Peter Karasz, O.S.B., a claustral oblate of St. Benedict's Abbey died on Sunday morning, January 16, 2022. He had been fortified by the Sacraments of the Church and the Apostolic Pardon.

Born on June 8, 1940, in Budapest, Hungary, his early years were spent in the tumultuous war and post-war years of that country. As a...

Jan 15, 2022

Barbara A. Taylor-Burgess, 80 years old, of Leavenworth, Kansas, passed from this life on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at her home.

Homegoing services will be Monday, January 31, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Sunflower Missionary Baptist Church, 1708 5 th Ave, Leavenworth, KS 66048. Interment will be Monday, January 31, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at Leavenworth National...

Jan 14, 2022

Larry E. Housh, 82, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, January 14, 2022, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, January 21, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Joseph Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will be at a later date in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary...

Jan 9, 2022

Paul Leopold Blodig, age 79, of Atchison, Kansas, died Sunday, January 9, 2022, in Overland Park, Kansas.

Paul will be cremated under the care and direction of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home and services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to St. Benedict Parish. Cards may be sent to...

Jan 4, 2022

Patrick Daniel Carrigan, 76, of Atchison, Kansas died peacefully on January 4, 2022 at The Heritage of Overland Park surrounded by his family.

Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11:00 AM at St. Benedict Church in Atchison, Kansas with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB and Father Meinrad Miller, OSB officiating. Interment will follow...

Jan 4, 2022

Kathy (Kathryn) Handke, age 69, of Atchison, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 4, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones.

Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at 10:30 A.M. at St. Patrick's Church in Atchison, Kansas. Interment will follow in St. Patrick's Church Cemetery. A parish rosary will be Tuesday, January 25 th at 6:00...

Jan 3, 2022

Martha Rose Tharman Baker passed away January 3, 2022. She was born January 2, 1937, to Arthur and Elizabeth (Staudenmaier) Tharman on the farm near Wathena KS. The family later moved to a farm near Atchison where the family grew and thrived.

Marti was always so full of life and brought joy to everyone. As a teenager...