Obituaries

Mar 10, 2020

Mary Jane (Gore) Ellerman, 81, passed away March 10, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Mary Jane has been cremated under the care and direction of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. No formal services will be held. A register book will be available at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Croix Hospice....

Mar 9, 2020

Eileen L. Graves, 89, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at Atchison Medicalodge.

Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, March 16, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Parish rosary will be Sunday, March 15 th at 7:00...

Mar 8, 2020

Karen Sue Downing-Campbell, 59, Atchison, Kansas died Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Funeral services will be Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. at Second Christian Church with Rev. Paul Kelley officiating. Inurnment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday, March 13, 2020 at...

Mar 8, 2020

Michelle Elaine Crouch, age 59, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away March 8, 2020.

Funeral services will be Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Michelle will be cremated following the service. Memorial contributions are suggested to...

Mar 5, 2020

Lloyd "Nub" Schrader, age 82, of Cummings, Kansas, died Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the University of Kansas Medical Center St. Francis Campus, Topeka, Kansas.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Interment will follow in Cummings Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday,...

Mar 5, 2020

Daniel R. Mitchell, 56, Effingham, Kansas died March 5, 2020 at the Atchison Hospital, Atchison, Kansas.

Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, March 11, 2020 from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home.

Daniel was born March 1, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama the son of Dexter and Barbara Jones Graeff. He...

Mar 4, 2020

Harold Dean Sexton, Jr., age 60, of Topeka, Kansas, formerly of White Oak, Texas, died March 4, 2020 in Topeka, Kansas.

Memorial services will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 2020 at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Matt Broxterman officiating. Interment of cremated remains will follow at 2:30 p.m. in Leavenworth National Cemetery. Memorial contributions...

Mar 2, 2020

Irene J. Madden, 76, Atchison, Kansas died Monday, March 2, 2020 at Atchison Medicalodge Nursing Center.

Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, March 5, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. at St. Joseph's Church. Parish rosary will be recited Thursday, at 9:00 A.M. with visitation to follow until 10:00 at the church. Interment will follow in St. Ann's...

Feb 21, 2020

Kevin A. Greenly, 60, Topeka, Kansas died unexpectedly Friday, February 21, 2020 at his home in Topeka.

Funeral services will be Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Second Christian Church with Rev. Paul Kelley officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, March 4, 2020 from 6:00 until...

Feb 20, 2020

Sister Mary Ethel Burley, OSB, 97, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Thursday, February 20, 2020, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Friday, February 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Saturday, February 22, at 10:30 a.m.

Sister Mary Ethel was...

Feb 18, 2020

Christopher "Chris" Kelly, 57, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, February 18, 2020.

Homegoing services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at Second Christian Church. Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, from noon until service time at the church. Final care has been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett...

Feb 14, 2020

David Joseph Paul, age 53, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly February 14, 2020, at his home.

A service celebrating David's Life will be at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2020 at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. David will be...

Feb 11, 2020

Melvin H. "Chuck" Oxley, 64, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, February 11, 2020, at the Atchison Hospital.

Services will be Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral with Fr. Jon Hullinger officiating. Visitation with the family will be Saturday from 11:30 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Mr. Oxley will...

Feb 9, 2020

Carole K. Tilton, 78, Hiawatha, Kansas, died Sunday, February 9, 2020, at her residence.

No services are scheduled at this time. Carole has been cremated under the care and direction of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, Kansas.

Carole was born January 18, 1942, in Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of Ernest and Anna (Proctor) Chambers. She...

Feb 2, 2020

Elizabeth "Liz" Jane Anderson Johnson, 80, of Atchison, Kansas died Sunday, February 2, 2020.

Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Benedict Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. The family will continue to celebrate Liz's life following the service from noon until 4:00 p.m. at the Atchison...

Jan 30, 2020

Chantiel Y. Kley, 49, St. Joseph, Missouri died unexpectedly January 30, 2020 at her home.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 6:30 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, Kansas with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating.   Visitation will follow until 8:00 P.M. Chantiel will be cremated following the services.

Chantiel was born November 12,...

Jan 28, 2020

James Kevin Wiggs, 54, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri.

Private funeral services will be held. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home has been entrusted with the final care. Those wishing to honor Jim's life are welcome to make donations to Catholic Relief Services or Doctors Without Borders and may be...

Jan 22, 2020

Sister Laura Haug, OSB, 93, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at the monastery.

The vigil service will be Friday, January 24, at 7:00 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Saturday, January 25, at 10:30 a.m.

Sister Laura Haug...

Jan 20, 2020

Carol Anne Melnychuck Thomas, 76, Atchison, KS, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 20, 2020 at Mosaic Hospital in St. Joseph, MO with loved ones by her side.

Rosary service will be 6:30 PM, Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, KS. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at St. Joseph's...

Jan 16, 2020

Mary Servaes, 59, Atchison, Kansas, passed away peacefully January 16, 2020, at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as officiant. Interment will follow in Sumner Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...