Obituaries

Dec 23, 2020

William Alfred "Bill" Dooley died peacefully December 23, 2020 at KC Hospice House in Kansas City.

Born in Atchison on November 1, 1928, to William F. and Martha (Kramer) Dooley, Bill was the second of four children. A formative life experience was contracting polio at age 10. Being told he would never walk again, Bill showed his...

Dec 14, 2020

Wilma Elaine (Barnes) Tittsworth, 92, was born in Atchison, KS on February 25, 1928 to William and Gladys Barnes. She was the third of four children. She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Private Funeral Services for family and close friends will be Monday, December 21, 2020 at Oak Hill...

Dec 8, 2020

Mary Margaret Intfen, age 98, died peacefully Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Atchison Senior Village with family and loving care givers by her side.

Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 14, 2020 at St. Benedict's Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant.  A rosary will be recited prior to the Mass...

Nov 26, 2020

Sr. "Aurora", Maria Mercedes Villamar, OSB, 86, of Emporia, Kansas died, Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Olathe Hospice House in Olathe.

Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, November 30, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Catherine Catholic Church.  The rosary will be recited in two groups at 4:00 P.M. and 6:30 P.M., Sunday, November 29, 2020...

Nov 25, 2020

John H. Ernst, 82, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Atchison Amberwell Hospital.

Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Benedict Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant.  A parish and Knights of Columbus rosary will be recited at 9:30 A.M. on Tuesday at the...

Nov 20, 2020

Marian M. "Mickey" Morley, 79, died unexpectedly Friday, November 20, 2020 at her residence in Kansas City, Missouri.

A private family Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. with Rev. Matthew Brumleve as celebrant and will be livestreamed at St. Patrick Catholic Church Facebook page .  Interment...

Nov 16, 2020

Michael Scott Horton wrapped up his final Harvest season, and his body decided it was time to retire the overalls. He did not lose the fight with cancer, at the very least, it was a tie, and he took it out with him.

Mike was born in Atchison, Kansas on October 9, 1973, the youngest of two...

Nov 9, 2020

Ronald Dean "Ronnie" Myers, age 80, of Cummings, Kansas, died Monday, November 9, 2020, on his 58 th wedding anniversary, with his wife at his side at Mosaic Life Care.

Private family services will be held. Cremation care has been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. A register book will be available at the funeral home until...

Nov 6, 2020

Charles L. Aldridge, 71, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, November 6, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

Funeral services will be Friday, November 13, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be for...

Nov 2, 2020

Janice Lee Turner Ernzen, Jan to her family and friends, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday, November 2, 2020, in Waco, Texas.

Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, November 9, 2020 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...

Nov 2, 2020

Our mother, Hester M. George went to be with her Lord on Monday, November 2, 2020.

A private family graveside service will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery.  Memorials are suggested to Campbell Chapel A.M.E. Church and may be left in care of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with whom final care has been entrusted.  A Celebration of Life...

Nov 1, 2020

Dorothy Louise Schletzbaum, age 95, a pillar in the Atchison community, went home to her Heavenly Father on November 1, 2020. Dorothy was born August 24 th , 1925 at the family farm where she called home for her entire life. Her parents were Charles and Edith (Gerrish) Schletzbaum.

With her siblings, she attended Independence Valley Country...

Oct 31, 2020

Loretta Marie Maendele, 79, Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Liberty Hospital.

Her family will have a celebration of life service at a later date.  Cremation care has been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home.

Loretta was born August 2, 1941 in St. Joseph, Missouri the daughter of Kenneth and Pauline Bastil Smith. ...

Oct 22, 2020

Ed, 87, formerly of Cummings, died Thursday, October 22, 2020 at F. W. Huston Nursing Center, Winchester, Kansas after an extended battle with Alzheimer's.

Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 AM Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Mooney Creek, with Father Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Corpus Christi...

Oct 19, 2020

Michael Leo "Mike" Begley, 76, a longtime business owner in Atchison, Kansas, passed away October 19, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Mass of Christian burial will be on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Benedict's Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A...

Oct 18, 2020

Karin E. Walz, 57, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly on October 18, 2020.

Private family interment will be in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Cremation care has been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Memorial contributions are suggested to Polycystic Kidney Foundation or AHS Campus Cupboard and may be left in care of the funeral home.

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Oct 15, 2020

Sister Irmina Miller, OSB, 94, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Thursday, October 15, 2020, at the monastery. Services will be held at a later date.

Sister Irmina (birth name Margaret) was born on May 28, 1926, in Atchison, Kans., one of seven children of Henry and Irmina Schletzbaum Miller. Graduating from Mount...

Oct 9, 2020

Dale B. "Captain" Schneider, 81, Atchison, Kansas, died Friday, October 9, 2020, at his residence with his family at his side.

Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 11:30 A.M. at St. Benedict's Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Parish and Knights of Columbus rosary will be recited on Wednesday, at...

Oct 4, 2020

Ethel Elaine "Sug" McGuire, age 77, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Louis Church with Fr. Hughes Sundeme as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Louis Church Cemetery. A parish rosary...

Sep 28, 2020

Kevin L. McHaley, 59, Atchison, Kansas died Monday, September 28, 2020 at the Atchison Hospital.

Funeral services will be Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Kevin was born November 13, 1960 in Atchison, Kansas the son of Eugene Frank and Margaret Lucille Trower...