Obituaries

Mar 30, 2021

Joan Elaine (Gursky) Hennigh, age 88, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away March 30, 2021 at the Atchison Amberwell Hospital.

A con-celebrated Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB and Rev. Dan Gardner as celebrants. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A...

Mar 28, 2021

George Worley, 89, Atchison, Kansas, died Sunday, March 28, 2021, at Atchison Medicalodge.

A memorial service will be Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at 11:00 A.M. at First Baptist Church in Atchison with Rev. Michael Strickland officiating. A visitation with the family will be Tuesday, March 30 th from 7:00 until 8:30 P.M. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home....

Mar 28, 2021

Ella passed away peacefully at Country Care in Easton KS on March 28th, 2021.

The family will be having a private Celebration of Life at a later date. Interment will be in the Wayne Cemetery in Lewis, Kansas.

Born to Hugh and Marie(Martin) Adams in Fellsburg, KS Ella attended and graduated from the Lewis schools...

Mar 23, 2021

Alice C. "Tudy" Mills, 83, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri.

Graveside services will be Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 1:30 P.M. at Sumner Cemetery.  Memorial contributions are suggested to Atchison Humane Society and may be left in care of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with whom final arrangements have been...

Mar 22, 2021

JoAnn (Moeck) Joice, 86, of Effingham, KS passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 22, 2021 at Mosaic Medical Center in St. Joseph, MO, surrounded by her family.

Per her wishes, she was cremated and no formal services are planned.  A private family burial of the cremated remains will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021. An open...

Mar 15, 2021

Marjorie Carol "Marge" Lanfermann, age 80, of Atchison, Kansas, died March 15, 2021 at The Garden's at Barry Road, Kansas City, Missouri.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 20, 2021 at St. Benedict Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be...

Mar 14, 2021

Sister Mary Ann Dice (formerly Sister Ursula), 81, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kan., died Sunday, March 14, 2021, at the monastery. Funeral services are pending to a later date.

Sister Mary Ann was born in Kansas City, Mo., on April 2, 1939, the youngest of three children of Bertha...

Mar 14, 2021

Rosalee Alma Herpich, age 103 1/2 years, flew away from this life on Sunday, March 14, 2021.  She was born on August 14, 1917 in Highland Kansas to Alonzo Marcell and Nellie (Vigus) Marcell.  Rosalee lived with her parents and her 4 siblings on the Marcell farm in Highland, and when she was in high school, the family moved...

Mar 12, 2021

Linda Kay Kinsman, age 73, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away March 12, 2021 at Amberwell Hospital in Atchison, Kansas.

Cremation care has been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. No services are scheduled at this time.  Memorial contributions are suggested to Skate High with Hope The Joshua Kinsman Foundation.

Linda was born on June 26,...

Mar 9, 2021

Albert "Bud" Benedict Kocour, Jr. age 85 passed away in his sleep March 9, 2021 at Atchison Senior Village.

Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Benedict's Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. A parish rosary will be recited on Saturday March 13th, at 9:30 a.m. at...

Feb 22, 2021

Matthew James Downing, age 71, of Atchison, Kansas passed away, Monday, February 22, 2021 at Atchison Hospital in Atchison, KS. Matthew "Chic" Downing was born on November 17, 1949 to the late Matthew Downing and Delores (Dale) Downing. Chic attended Martin East/West Elementary Schools, Atchison Junior High, and Atchison Senior High Schools, of Atchison, KS. Additionally, he completed his...

Feb 21, 2021

Sunday, February 21, 2021, Michael James Conrad, 76, Atchison, Kansas died at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri.

Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 12:00 Noon at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant.  A family visitation will be Thursday, 10:30 am at the church followed by an...

Feb 20, 2021

The oldest of four children, Donald Richard Levell, Jr was born to Donald and Cozetta Levell on January 8, 1952 in Atchison, Kansas and passed on February 20, 2021 in Wichita, Kansas.

Moving to Des Moines at an early age, Don Jr. was educated in the Des Moines Public School System. He graduated from East High School...

Feb 18, 2021

Charles R. "Buck" Alberts, 84, Atchison, Kansas, died Thursday, February 18, 2021, at Amberwell Hospital.

Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 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 parish rosary will be recited on Monday, February 22 nd...

Feb 17, 2021

Dolores M. "Dee" Pokorny, 94, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Atchison Senior Village Nursing Center.

Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, February 22, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Benedict's Catholic Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant.  Interment will follow in St. Augustine Cemetery, south of Sabetha, Kansas.   A parish rosary...

Feb 10, 2021

Rogena Irene Richards, 72, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday February 10, 2021 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Cremation is planned.  There will be no services or visitation at this time.  Final care has been entrusted to Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home.

Rogena was born February 16, 1948 in Atchison, Kansas the daughter of Matthew Downing,...

Feb 8, 2021

Kerry Lynn Weinmann, 45, St. Joseph, Missouri died Monday, February 8, 2021 at her home in St. Joseph.

Memorial services will be Friday, February 12, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Jeremy Heppler officiating.  Visitation with the family will be for one hour preceding services at the funeral home.  Memorial...

Feb 8, 2021

Terrance North "Terry" Griffin, age 64, of Atchison, Kansas, died Monday, February 8, 2021 at the University of Kansas Hospital.

A Celebration of Life service will be Friday, February 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating. Memorial contributions are suggested to Atchison Humane Society or Maur Hill-Mount Academy...

Jan 30, 2021

Marvin M. Boldridge, 80, was born on March 8, 1940 in Atchison, KS to Melvin and Grace A. Burton Boldridge. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Edith Sharp and Gwendolyn Cole; two brothers, Lawrence Boldridge; Norman Boldridge; and one granddaughter, Alexis Boldridge. He went home to be with the Lord on January 30, 2021 at...

Jan 24, 2021

Alvin Guy Wood, Jr., 80, died Sunday, January 24, 2021 at the Hiawatha Hospital, Hiawatha, Kansas.

Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Benedict Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant.  Inurnment will follow in St. Charles Catholic Cemetery, Troy, Kansas.  A rosary will be prayed Wednesday, January...