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Joyce Jean Nitz

Joyce Jean Nitz

Dec 3, 2016

Joyce J. Nitz, 64, Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, December 3, 2016 at her home following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Kansas. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, December 10th from 12:30 until service time at the...

Joann C. May

Joann C. May

Nov 30, 2016

JoAnn Cecile May, 81, Atchison, Kansas, died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at the Medicalodge of Atchison. Private family interment of cremated remains will be held at a later date. There will be no services held. Memorial contributions in her memory may be made out to the Polycystic Kidney Foundation and may be sent in care of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home...

Reverend Betty Ruth (Boldridge) King

Reverend Betty Ruth (Boldridge) King

Nov 27, 2016

Reverend Betty Ruth (Boldridge) King, age 73, died on November 27, 2016 in Topeka, KS, following complications from a long- term illness. Funeral services will be Friday, December 2, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Atchison United Methodist Church, 501 Kansas Avenue, with Reverend Angela Gazaway officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kansas. Visitation with the family will...

George "Elmer" E. Eagle

George "Elmer" E. Eagle

Nov 23, 2016

George E. "Elmer" Eagle, 86, Effingham, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at the Atchison Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday, November 28, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor Bob Carter officiating. Interment will be Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 2:30 P.M. at the Leavenworth National Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

Harry Fred Craddock, Jr.

Harry Fred Craddock, Jr.

Nov 22, 2016

Harry F. Craddock, Jr., 89, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday evening, November 22, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 12:00 noon at Shiloh Baptist Church with Pastor Anthony Divers officiating. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, from 11:00 A.M. until service time at the church. Interment will be Wednesday morning, Nov. 30 at...

Jay Kevin Spencer

Jay Kevin Spencer

Nov 19, 2016

Jay Kevin Spencer, 52, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly Saturday, November 19, 2016 at his home. Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Benedict's Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment of the cremated remains will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited on Tuesday, November 22nd...

Marcia J. Turpin

Marcia J. Turpin

Nov 17, 2016

Marcia J. Turpin, 74, Atchison, Kansas died early Thursday, November 17, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Chaplain Ryan Van Peursem officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, Nov. 22nd from 1:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M. at...

Ruth Eloise Bryant

Ruth Eloise Bryant

Nov 12, 2016

Ruth E. Bryant, 68, Atchison, Kansas early Saturday, November 12, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Memorial services will be Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 4:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor James Cormode officiating. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, Nov. 17th from 2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are...

Charles L. Martinez

Charles L. Martinez

Nov 9, 2016

Charles L. Martinez, 76, Independence, Missouri died Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at his home. Memorial services will be Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, Kansas, with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating. Interment of cremains will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, November 19th from 1:00...

Mary Margaret Bryan

Mary Margaret Bryan

Nov 4, 2016

Mary M. Bryan, 69, Atchison, Kansas, died Friday, November 4, 2016, at Mosaic Life are in St. Joseph, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9th, at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. There will be no graveside services. In lieu of flowers, the family accepts for donations to be made to the National Kidney Foundation. Born...

Joy Louise Neumann

Joy Louise Neumann

Nov 3, 2016

Joy L. Neumann, 94, Atchison, Kansas died Thursday, November 3, 2016, with her husband, children and family at her side, at Atchison Senior Village. A mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Benedict's Church, 1000 North 2nd Street, Atchison, Kansas. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation with the family...

Loren J. Becker

Loren J. Becker

Oct 25, 2016

Loren J. Becker, 81, Easton, Kansas died Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Golden Living Colonial Manor in Lansing, Kansas. Funeral services will be Monday, October 31, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB officiating. Interment will follow in St. Peter's and Paul Cemetery, Seneca, Kansas. Visitation with the family will be Sunday, October 30th,...

Clifford Gene Pennington, Sr.

Clifford Gene Pennington, Sr.

Oct 17, 2016

Clifford G. Pennington, Sr., 80, Atchison, Kansas died Monday, October 17, 2016 at Country Care Nursing Home, Easton, Kansas, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Clark Heckman officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday,...

Mary Louise Van Dyke

Mary Louise Van Dyke

Oct 16, 2016

Mary L. Van Dyke, 73, Atchison, Kansas died Sunday, October 16, 2016 at her home after living nearly two years with ovarian cancer. Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, October 21, 2016 at 11:00 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...

Dorothy E. Fleming

Dorothy E. Fleming

Oct 16, 2016

Dorothy E. Fleming, 98, Leavenworth, Kansas died October 16, 2016 at Highland Health Care in Highland, Kansas. Private funeral services will be Saturday, October 29, 2016. Interment will be Monday, October 31, 2016 at Leavenworth National Cemetery. The body will be available for viewing by the public on Friday, October 28th from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. Final arrangements have...

Celine Joanne Cole

Celine Joanne Cole

Oct 13, 2016

Celine Joanne Cole, 86, of Chandler, AZ formerly of Mesa, AZ and Atchison, KS passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 13, 2016 in Gilbert, AZ. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, October 24, 2016 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Joseph's Church, Atchison, KS with interment to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be Sunday, October 23rd,...

Carol Sue Mullins

Carol Sue Mullins

Oct 12, 2016

Carol Sue Mullins, 71, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, October 12, 2016, surrounded by her family at her residence. Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, October 17, 2016, at 10:30 A.M. at Sacred Heart Church with Fr. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited Sunday, October 16, 2016...

Earl Jewel Mcnames

Earl Jewel Mcnames

Oct 7, 2016

Earl J. McNames, 79, Nortonville, Kansas, formerly of Atchison, Kansas died Friday, October 7, 2016 at Village Villa Nursing Home, Nortonville, Kansas. Mr. McNames has been cremated. There are no services scheduled. Final arrangements were entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Earl was born September 11, 1937, in Pratt, Kansas, the son of Lyman J. and Mildred Howe McNames. Mr....

Charlotte V. Barajas

Charlotte V. Barajas

Oct 5, 2016

Charlotte V. Barajas, 92, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at the Atchison Hospital, Atchison, Kansas. Memorial services will be Monday, October 10, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will precede the services from 9:30 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. Charlotte was born September 18, 1924 in Cincinnati, Ohio the daughter...

Lisa Christine Eylar

Lisa Christine Eylar

Sep 29, 2016

Lisa Christine Eylar 1968 – 2016 Lisa C. Eylar, 48, Atchison, Kansas passed from this life peacefully, surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Benedict's Abbey Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. A parish...

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