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Brenda Louise (Russell) Patterson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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