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Gilbert Leroy Downing, Sr.
Feb 10, 2018
Visitation will be held 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM followed by funeral scheduled for 1:00 PM Thursday, February 15 at Ebenezer Baptist, Atchison with a reception to follow. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Gilbert's life. Flowers, condolences and donations may be sent to Arensberg Pruett Funeral Home at 208 N 5th St., Atchison, KS 66002. Gilbert Leroy Downing...
Sr. Johnette Putnam
Feb 4, 2018
Sister Johnette Putnam, OSB, 84, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., died Sunday, February 4, 2018, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Thursday, February 8, at 7:00 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Friday, February 9, at 10:30 a.m. Born in New Orleans, La., Sister Johnette was...
Lonnetta Jean Williams
Jan 31, 2018
Lonnetta J. Williams, 47, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas. Funeral services will be Friday, February 9, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. Timothy Wolfe officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday, February 9th from 11:30 A.M. until...
Richard T. "Dick" Neumann
Jan 30, 2018
Richard Thomas Neumann, having 94 years of a life well-lived, peacefully passed on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 with children, family at his bedside along with dedicated, caring staff of Atchison Senior Village. A con-celebrated Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday February 24, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Benedict's Church in Atchison, Kansas. Inurnment will follow in Mt. Calvary...
John Alan Rule
Jan 28, 2018
John A. Rule, 58, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly Sunday, January 28, 2018 at his residence. Memorial services will be Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating. John was born February 18, 1959 in Atchison, Kansas the son of John Albert and Mary Lou Scott Rule. He attended Martin East and...
Helen Francis Allen
Jan 28, 2018
Helen Francis Allen, 72, of Topeka, Kansas, formerly of Atchison, Kansas passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018. Funeral services will be Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at the Atchison United Methodist Church with Rev. Tom Stone officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m....
Ernest B. "Chip" Reynolds, Iii
Jan 26, 2018
Ernest B. "Chip" Reynolds, III, 40, Morrill, Kansas died Friday, January 26, 2018 as the result of an automobile accident in rural Hiawatha, Kansas. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, Kansas, with Rev. Sean Kelley officiating. Interment will follow in Family Cemetery, north of Atchison. Visitation with...
Joyce Ann Huninghake
Jan 26, 2018
Joyce A. Huninghake, 72, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, January 26, 2018 at Gran Villas with her loving family at her side. Funeral services will be Monday, January 29, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Sharp officiating. Cremation will follow the services with interment at a later date in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation...
Mary Jo A. Foster
Jan 23, 2018
Mary Jo A. Foster, 66, of Atchison, Kansas passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at her residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Interment will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, Missouri. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the...
Larry Allan Wohlgemuth
Jan 20, 2018
Larry Allan Wohlgemuth, 58, of Atchison, Kansas passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Seth Montgomery officiating. Interment will follow in Camp Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, Jan....
Marjorie H. Handke
Jan 19, 2018
Marjorie H. Handke, 90, Huron, Kansas died peacefully in her sleep Friday, January 19, 2018 at her home. Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Louis Church at Good Intent with Fr. Benjamin Tremmel, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Louis Church Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited on...
Richard Paul "Pete" Cordero
Jan 17, 2018
Richard P. Cordero, 82, went to be with the Lord on January 17, 2018. A parish rosary will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 19th at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home where a visitation will follow until 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph's Church on Saturday, January 20th beginning at 9:30 a.m. Burial will...
Herbert "Sonny" Lee Hiner
Jan 15, 2018
Herbert Lee "Sonny" Hiner, 87, of Atchison, Kansas passed away Monday, January 15, 2018 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, January 19, 2018 at St. Joseph's Church with Fr. Richard Rocha as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish and Knights of Columbus rosary will be recited on...
Anne May Hammond
Jan 14, 2018
Anne M. Hammond, 87, of Atchison, Kansas died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Mosaic Life Care, St. Joseph, Missouri. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at Atchison United Methodist Church with Rev. Nancy J Kollhoff officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Saturday,...
Beth Miller
Jan 11, 2018
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" (Wagner) Miller, 82, of Atchison, Kansas, died January 11, 2018, at the Dooley Center in Atchison, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church with Fr. Jeremy Heppler as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Mt. Calvary...
Lawrence Lathan Mckinley
Jan 10, 2018
Lawrence L. McKinley, 66, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Interment will follow at 12:30 P.M. in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 17th from 9:00 A.M. until 10:30 A.M. at the funeral home. Memorials suggested to the Lawrence McKinley...
Emma May Ellis
Jan 8, 2018
Emma May Ellis, 104, of Atchison, Kansas died Monday, January 8, 2018, passing peacefully in her sleep. Per her request, a visitation with the family will be on Saturday, January 13th, from 11:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison. A luncheon will follow as a celebration of her life at Paolucci's Restaurant, Atchison. Interment will be...
James "Gene" Pruett
Jan 5, 2018
James Eugene "Gene" Pruett, 62, of Phoenix, Arizona, passed away January 5, 2018. Services will be Saturday, Jan. 13, at Abel Funeral Home, 1627 N. 51st Ave, Phoenix. Cremation will follow the service. www.abelfuneralservices.com. Gene was born February 19, 1955 the son of James F. and Mary (Amos) Pruett in Atchison, Kansas. He and Jane Truman were united in marriage...
Juanita E. White
Jan 3, 2018
Juanita E. White, 95, a resident of Atchison, Kansas, entered into eternity on January 3, 2018. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, from 9:00-10:00 A.M. at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Round Prairie Cemetery. Memorial contributions...
Charles S. Ferris, Sr.
Jan 2, 2018
Charles S. Ferris, Sr., 75, a resident of Huron, Kansas, died Tuesday, January 2, 2018, at the Atchison Hospital. Funeral services will be on Monday, January 8, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home....
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