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Braxton Christopher Escobar
Jan 1, 2020
Braxton Christopher Escobar, 5, died January 1, 2020 in at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Funeral services will be Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 1:30 P.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, January 9 th from noon until 1:30...
Enrique De La Caridad Del Cobre Becali
Dec 30, 2019
Enrique de la Caridad del Cobre Becali, 69, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly Monday, December 30, 2019 at the Atchison Hospital.
A rosary will be Friday, January 10, 2020, at 12:30 P.M. at St. Benedict's Church (1000 N. 2 nd Street; Atchison, Kansas). A Memorial Mass will be at 1:00 P.M. at the church. After mass there will...
Edward Gellings
Dec 20, 2019
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Gellings, 89, died peacefully in his Atchison, Kansas home on 20 December 2019.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 at St. Benedict Church with Fr. Jeremy Heppler, OSB and Fr. Luke Turner, OSB as celebrants. Parish rosary will be Friday, Dec. 27 th at 6:00 p.m. with visitation...
Vivian D. Jones
Dec 19, 2019
Vivian D. Jones was born February 27, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri.
She died on December 19th, 2019 in her home in Denver, Colorado. Vivian was 82 years old.
Her parents were Thomas Matthews Sr. and Gertie Suggs-Matthews. She was one of five children born to this marriage. She also had 8 siblings from 2...
Mary Rita Coupe
Dec 18, 2019
Mary Rita Coupe, 89, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at Atchison Medicalodge Nursing Center.
Mass of Christian burial will be Friday December 27, 2019 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Benedict Church. Parish rosary will be recited Friday, at 9:30 A.M. with visitation to follow until 10:30 at the church. Interment will be in St. Ann's...
Evelyn Jane Clayter-Roper
Dec 13, 2019
Evelyn J. Clayter-Roper, 97, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, December 13, 2019 at Twin Oaks Nursing Facility in Lansing, Kansas.
Funeral services, Saturday , December 21, 2019 at 12:00 Noon at Shiloh Baptist Church. Visitation with the family will be Friday , December 20 th from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Campbell Chapel A.M.E....
James "Jim" Edward Dixon
Dec 12, 2019
James E. "Jim" Dixon, 67, Atchison, Kansas died Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Hickory Pointe Nursing Home in Oskaloosa, Kansas.
Visitation with the family will be Saturday, December 21 st from 2:00 until 4:00 P.M. at the First Christian Church. Memorial contributions are suggested to LEWY BODY Dementia Association or St. Croix Hospice and may be left...
Mark Richard Grove
Dec 4, 2019
Mark Richard Grove, age 75 of Blair, Nebraska, formerly of Atchison, Kansas, passed away December 4, 2019 in Blair, NE.
A visitation and rosary will be held on Friday, December 20, 2019 at 7 PM at St. Benedict's Church, 1001 N. 2nd St., Atchison, KS. The funeral Mass, with Fr. Jeremy Heppler OSB officiating, will be Saturday,...
Judy Ann Brown
Dec 1, 2019
Judy Ann Brown, 67, of Lancaster, Kansas, died December 1, 2019.
Judy was born on October 29, 1952 in Walla Walla, Washington, the daughter of Clifford and Elma (Hazelton) Howard. She graduated from Fort Scott High School. Judy embraced her duties as a mother and wife the first 15 years of her marriage and nothing else was...
Pennie Wallerstedt
Nov 24, 2019
Pennie Wallerstedt, 78, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away November 24, 2019, at her home with her family by her side.
No services are scheduled at this time. Pennie has been cremated under the care and direction of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, Kansas.
Pennie was born May 29, 1941, in San Diego, California, the daughter...
Liborio "Lee" Ramiro Gomez
Nov 21, 2019
Dr. Liborio Ramiro "Lee" Gomez, PhD, age 78, passed away peacefully in his home in Atchison, Kansas, on November 21, 2019.
Mass of Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at St. Joseph's Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Parish rosary will be recited at...
Robert "Bob" Charles Dorssom
Nov 16, 2019
Robert Charles "Bob" Dorssom, age 78, of Lancaster, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Medicalodge of Atchison.
Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 22, 2019, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Lancaster, Kansas, with Rev. Emily McQuillan officiating. Interment of cremated remains will follow in Lancaster Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to...
Rosemary Jeanne Gary
Nov 15, 2019
Rosemary J. Gary, 69, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, November 15, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Strickland officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Monday,...
William Keilly Marshall
Nov 12, 2019
William Keilly Marshall, 43, Atchison, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at his residence.
No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation Care has been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Northeast Kansas American Heart Association and may be left in care of the funeral home.
William was born...
Priscilla "Starr" Scholz
Nov 9, 2019
Priscilla "Starr" Scholz, age 96, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019, at the Missouri Veterans Home, Cameron, Missouri.
Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, November 15, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow at 11:00 a.m. in Leavenworth National Cemetery. Parish rosary...
Roger Maurice Siau
Nov 8, 2019
Roger Maurice Siau, 90, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2019, to be reunited with his sweetheart, Sandra. Roger suffered a cerebrovascular accident, but waited to pass through the veil until his family could be by his side in Atchison, Kansas.
Graveside services will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Idaho Falls, Idaho, with care provided by...
Lawrence "Larry" Purcell
Nov 2, 2019
Lawrence M. "Larry" Purcell, 83, Atchison, Kansas, a former longtime Atchison City Commissioner, died Saturday, November 2, 2019 at the Atchison Hospital.
Memorial services will be Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating. Inurnment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation with the family...
Virginia "Ann" Ruhlman
Nov 2, 2019
Virginia "Ann" Ruhlman, 78, of Atchison, KS passed away surrounded by her family on November 2, 2019, at the Atchison Medicalodge care facility.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 6th at St. Joseph Church, Atchison, KS. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Parish rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, November...
Joyce Kramer
Nov 1, 2019
Joyce Irene Kramer, 78, of Atchison, Kansas passed away November 1, 2019 at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, November 8, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Louis Church at Good Intent. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Rosary will be recited on Thursday, November 7 th , at...
Patricia "Patty" Jo Blacketer
Oct 22, 2019
Patricia Jo "Patty" Blacketer, 62, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at the Atchison Hospital.
Funeral services will be Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Strickland officiating. Interment will follow in the Hackett Cemetery, Dearborn, Missouri. Visitation with the family will be Friday, October 25,...
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