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Brenda Louise (Russell) Patterson
Dec 17, 2021
Brenda Louise (Russell) Patterson, 67 years old, currently of Atchison, Kansas, passed on from this life on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Atchison Medicalodge.
Homegoing Memorial Services will be on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Kelley officiating. Cremation care has been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home....
Ronald Kempton
Dec 13, 2021
Ronald "Ron" Kempton, age 85, of Kansas City, Missouri, died Monday, December 13, 2021 at his home.
Graveside services for both Ron and his wife Jan will be Friday, December 17, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Alderson Cemetery in Atchison, Kansas. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home has been entrusted with funeral care.
Ron was born on...
Doris Ann Strathman
Dec 12, 2021
Doris Ann Strathman, age 89, died Sunday, December 12, 2021 at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Hiawatha, KS.
Funeral Services will be Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Darrell Cox officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m. prior to the service. Memorial...
Janiece "Jan" Minnie (Wood) Kempton
Dec 11, 2021
Janiece "Jan" Minnie (Wood) Kempton, age 89, of Kansas City, MO died Saturday, December 11, 2021 at her home. Her husband, Ronald Kempton, age 85, died just two days later, on Monday, December 13, 2021 also at their home.
Graveside services for both Jan and her husband Ron will be Friday, December 17, 2021 at 11:00 a.m....
Dinah Marie Spinner
Dec 10, 2021
Dinah Marie (Roberts) Spinner, age 62, of Rushville, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 10, 2021 at her home.
Memorial services will be Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Crossroads Chapel in Rushville, MO. Visitation with the family will be for one hour prior to the services at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested...
Felieca Kaylynn Paxton
Dec 8, 2021
Felieca Kaylynn Paxton, Atchison, Kansas, died December 8, 2021 as a result of an automobile accident at the age of 26.
Memorial services will be on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Paul Ogle as officiant. Visitation with the family will begin at noon on Tuesday at the funeral home,...
Jovonnie D. Franklin
Dec 8, 2021
Jovonnie D. Franklin, 33, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 as the result of an automobile accident in Atchison, Kansas.
Funeral services will be Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Saturday at 10:00 A.M. until time of service at the...
Abbot Barnabas Senecal, Osb
Dec 7, 2021
Abbot Barnabas Senecal, died peacefully at the Abbey early on Tuesday morning, December 7. He had been fortified by the Sacraments of the Church and the Apostolic Pardon. Several monks and health care workers were present with him when he died.
On October 16, 1937, Tom Senecal (the future Abbot Barnabas) and his twin brother Tim became...
Loretta Sharon Jenkins
Dec 4, 2021
Loretta S. Jenkins, 82, Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, December 4, 2021 at St. Luke's North Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.
Private family services will be held.
Loretta was born July 3, 1939, in Atchison, Kansas the daughter of Naymon and Madge Dudley Ross. She attended Lincoln Elementary School and Atchison High School.
Loretta received...
Peachie Weishaar
Dec 4, 2021
Peachie Weishaar, of Nortonville, Kansas, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021, after a brief stay at Anew Healthcare in Nortonville, KS, at the age of 88.
Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, December 10, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church in Nortonville, KS. Interment will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Parish rosary will be...
Imogene H. Kentzler
Nov 30, 2021
Imogene H. Kentzler, 92, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Vintage Park of Atchison.
Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, December 3, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at St. Benedict Catholic Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited at 1:00 P.M....
Wm. Kayden Mitchell Everhart
Nov 29, 2021
William Kayden Mitchell Everhart, who was known by all as Kayden, 10, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 29, 2021 at his home in Topeka, Kansas.
Celebration of Life services will be on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison, KS. Visitation with the family will be on Saturday, Dec....
Darrel Wayne Coffman
Nov 28, 2021
Darrel Wayne Coffman, age 46, of Meridan, Kansas, died unexpectedly on Sunday, November 28, 2021 at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.
Graveside services will be Friday, December 3, 2021 at Horton Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. Visitation with the family will be on Friday, from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home in Atchison, KS....
Robert L. Kempin
Nov 28, 2021
Robert L. Kempin, Sr., 88, Atchison, Kansas, died Sunday, November 28, 2021, in Topeka, Kansas.
Graveside services will be Monday, December 6, 2021, at 11:30 A.M. at Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Atchison, Kansas. A visitation with the family will be Monday, December 6 th from 10:30 A.M. until the time of service at the funeral home. Memorial...
Julie A. Kocour
Nov 27, 2021
Julie A. (Kurzdorfer) Kocour, age 81, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021.
Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Benedict Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be on Thursday, beginning at 10:00 a.m....
James "Jim" Dame
Nov 24, 2021
James E. Dame, 66, Highland, Kansas died Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at his residence.
A visitation with the family will be Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home from 6:00 P.M. until 7:30 P.M. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Benedict Parish and may be left in care of the funeral home.
Jim...
Johny "John" Martin
Nov 17, 2021
Johny "John" Martin, age 79, of Effingham, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.
Graveside services will be Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Effingham, KS. No formal visitation is scheduled as John will lie in state on Friday Nov. 19 th at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral...
Barbara Ann Baumgartner
Nov 9, 2021
Barbara Stotts Baumgartner, 89, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at Vintage Park of Atchison.
Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, November 15, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Benedict's Catholic Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited on Sunday, November...
La'Porshia Desire'E Seymore
Oct 26, 2021
La'Porshia Desire'e Seymore, age 26, of Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at the Amberwell Atchison Hospital as a result of an automobile accident.
Homegoing Celebration of Life Services are planned for Saturday, November 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at First Christian Church. La'Porshia has been cremated.
She was the daughter of Pauliza Seymore...
Sr. Claudia Olmos, Osb
Oct 25, 2021
Sr. Claudia Olmos, OSB, age 89, of Leavenworth, Kansas, passed away Monday, October 25, 2021, at her home in Leavenworth, KS.
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Church in Atchison, KS with Rev. Luke Turner, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery....
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