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Fr. Blaine Schultz, Osb
Sep 18, 2020
Fortified by the Sacraments of the Church, and the Apostolic Pardon, Father Blaine Schultz, OSB, died peacefully on September 18, 2020, the day following his 87th Birthday, at St. Benedict's Abbey. Several monks and health care workers were present with him when he died.
Kenneth Schultz was born on September 17, 1933, in Kansas City, Missouri. He...
Gwendlyn Buford
Sep 15, 2020
Gwendlyn Buford, age 73, of Atchison, Kansas passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020.
Visitation with the family will be on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. Paul Kelley officiating. Care has been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home....
Patrick David Cavanaugh
Sep 13, 2020
Patrick D. Cavanaugh, 56, Atchison, Kansas died Sunday, September 13, 2020 at the Atchison Hospital.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, September 17, 2020 at St. Benedict's Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be on Wednesday, at 6:00 P.M. with...
Donald J Peters
Sep 10, 2020
Donald J. Peters, 93, Atchison, Kansas died Thursday, September 10, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.
Funeral services will be Monday, September 14, 2020, at 10:30 A.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Interment will follow Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison, Kansas. Visitation with the...
Norman B. Boldridge
Sep 5, 2020
Norman B. Boldridge, 82, Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, September 5, 2020 at his residence.
Memorial graveside services will be Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Mt. Vernon Cemetery with Rev. Paul Kelley officiating. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home has been entrusted with final care.
Norman was born April 1, 1938 in Leavenworth, Kansas the...
Carol Ann Wagner
Aug 29, 2020
Carol A. Wagner, 85, formerly of Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Hillside Village in DeSoto, Kansas.
For the safety and health of others during this time, a private Mass of Christian burial will be held. A register book will be available at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Memorial contributions are suggested to Atchison County Historical...
Dorothy Ann Lentz
Aug 26, 2020
Dorothy A. Lentz, 76, Atchison, Kansas, died Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Funeral services will be Monday, August 31, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Jeremy Heppler officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Monday...
Sr. Lucille Borengasser, Osb
Aug 25, 2020
Sister Lucille (Mary Placid) Borengasser, OSB, 92, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at the monastery. Funeral services are pending until a later date.
Sister Lucille was born to Jake and Gertrude Wiederkehr Borengasser in Fort Smith, Ark., on Feb. 12, 1928, the youngest of their seven children. After...
John Fridell
Aug 24, 2020
Colonel John Robert (Wilson) Fridell, USMC Ret., 91, formerly of Atchison, Kansas, died peacefully on August 24, 2020 in Apopka, Florida.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 10:30 A.M. at St. Joseph's Church. Visitation with the family will be at the church from 9:30 until start of parish rosary at 10:00 A.M....
Richard K. Green
Aug 17, 2020
Richard K. Green, 72, Atchison, Kansas died Monday, August 17, 2020 at his residence.
There will be no scheduled services or visitation for Mr. Green. Final arrangements were entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home.
Richard was born September 4, 1947 in Atchison, Kansas the son of Sherman Kenneth and Wanda Jean Blair Green. He attended...
Clifford W. Hawk
Aug 13, 2020
Clifford William Hawk, formerly of Effingham, passed away on August 13, 2020, at the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha, Kansas.
A memorial service will be Sunday, September 13, 2020, at 2:00 P.M. at Highland Community College in the new Ag Building, masks and social distancing are required. Per Clifford's wishes, in lieu of flowers memorial contributions are...
Brian Leroy Seymore-Smith
Aug 12, 2020
Brian Leroy Seymore-Smith 56 years of age of Aurora Colorado and formerly of Atchison Kansas departed his life on August 12 th , 2020 at Aurora Medical Hospital in Aurora Colorado.
Graveside services will be Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atchison, Kansas. Lunch will follow the services at Jackson Park,...
Alicia "Bree" Green
Aug 5, 2020
Alicia Shuntrell "Bree" Green, 42, died unexpectedly Wednesday, August 5, 2020 in Overland Park, Kansas.
Memorial services will be Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be on Saturday at the funeral home from10:00 A.M. until time of services.
Bree was born August...
Mary Doreen Donovan
Aug 3, 2020
Mary Doreen Donovan, 92, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away Monday, August 3, 2020 at KU Medical Center after a valiant battle with Congestive Heart Failure.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at St. Benedict's Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Visitation with the family will be at...
Marcellus "Bud" D. Pickman
Jul 26, 2020
Marcellus D. "Bud" Pickman, age 81, of Atchison, Kansas passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 30, 2020 at St. Benedict Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish and Knights of...
Joseph James "Jim" Bewley
Jul 18, 2020
Diamond Jim, 89, Atchison, Kansas passed away July 18, 2020 at his home surrounded by family.
He was the eldest son of Joseph James and Alma (Lynch) Bewley. He was born September 20, 1930 in Atchison, Kansas. He married his childhood sweetheart Gladys "Peachie" Hansen and they were blessed with four children, Gary, Janice Morelock, Janey (Tim)...
Paula Anne Clem
Jul 14, 2020
Paula A. Clem, 76, Huron, Kansas, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at her residence surrounded by family.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 17, 2020, at 10:30 A.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Seth Montgomery officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday, from 9:30 A.M....
Harry T. Jenkins
Jul 13, 2020
Harry Thomas Jenkins, 66, of Topeka, Kansas, departed this life on Monday, July 13, 2020.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Paul Kelley officiating. The body will be cremated following services with burial of the cremated remains at a later date in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation...
Clifford Howard Hysten
Jul 7, 2020
Clifford H. Hysten, 78, Kansas City, Missouri, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at his residence.
Graveside services will be Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atchison. Memorial contributions may be left in care of the funeral home.
Clifford was born on July 3, 1942, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son...
Letah M. Gerdes
Jul 5, 2020
Letah M. Gerdes, 51, Atchison, Kansas, died Sunday July 5, 2020, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Visitation with the family will be Thursday, July 9, 2020 from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Private family inurnment will be at a later date in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to...
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