Israel A. Briggs
Apr 6, 2017
Israel A. Briggs, 80, Atchison, Kansas, died Thursday, April 06, 2017, at his residence. There will be no services by request of Mr. Briggs. Final arrangements have been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Israel was born on April 13, 1936 in Atchison, Kansas, the son of Israel and Pearl V. (Lindsey) Briggs. He attended Lincoln school and graduated from...
Julia M. "Bitsy" Griffith
Apr 4, 2017
Julia M. "Bitsy" Griffith, 89, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be Monday, April 10, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Monday from 10:00 A.M. until time of services at the funeral...
Marjorie E. Wills
Apr 3, 2017
Marge Wills, 88, Glendale, Arizona, died April 3, 2017. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at 10:00 A.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB, officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Marge Wills 88 was born August 30, 1928 Nortonville, Kansas, to Joseph and Clara Weishaar, Bertels. Marge...
Melvin R. Benshoof
Mar 31, 2017
Melvin Russell Benshoof, 86 years old, of Atchison, Kansas, died Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Medicalodge of Atchison. Memorial Services will be Friday, April 7, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. at the United Methodist Church in Atchison. Visitation with the family will be Friday from 5:00 P.M. until time of services at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to assist...
Chief Michael E. McDermed
Mar 30, 2017
Michael E. McDermed, 69 years old, Retired Fire Chief of the Atchison, Kansas Fire Department, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Celebration of Life Services will be Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at the Atchison Event Center, 710 S. 9th Street, Atchison, KS. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday,...
Mary Anna Snoddy
Mar 29, 2017
Mary A. Snoddy, 91, Atchison, Kansas, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at her residence. Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at 11:00 A.M. at Campbell Chapel A.M.E. Church in Atchison, Kansas. Interment will follow Leavenworth National Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, April 4th from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the church. Final arrangements have...
Sherry Ann Greenly
Mar 5, 2017
Sherry A. Greenly, 57, Topeka, Kansas formerly of Atchison, Kansas died Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. at Second Christian Church in Atchison, Kansas with Rev. Paul Kelley officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Atchison, Kansas. Visitation with the family will be Monday,...
William "Billy" Dittemore
Mar 2, 2017
William "Billy" Dittemore was called home by God March 2, 2017. He was born October 18, 1952 to Theodore Lee Dittemore and Donna Marie Meng Dittemore. He is preceded by his father, Theodore Lee Dittemore and sister, Janice Lee Blankenship. William attended Atchison schools and excelled in varsity golf, a sport he participated in through his life. He was part...
Virginia M. Hager
Feb 23, 2017
Virginia M. Hager, 92, Atchison, passed away, surrounded by her children, on Thursday, February 23, 2017, at the Atchison Hospital. Mass of Christian burial will be Friday, March 3, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. at Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish and Daughters of Isabella rosary will be...
Florence E. Harper
Feb 20, 2017
Florence E. Harper, 83, Atchison, Kansas died Monday, February 20, 2017 at the Atchison Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Atchison. Florence was born April 24th, 1934 in Atchison, Kansas the daughter of the late Daniel and Agnes Miller Jackson. She...
Elisabeth "Libbi" Linn Arnold
Feb 16, 2017
Elisabeth L. "Libbi" Arnold, 58, Atchison, Kansas passed away Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, February 25, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Joseph's Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler as celebrant. Interment of cremated remains will follow in the Sunset Memory Gardens, Atchison, KS....
William "Bill" Joseph Brady
Feb 12, 2017
William J. "Bill" Brady, 74, Atchison, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Mass of Christian burial will be Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Benedict Church with Rev. Jeremy Heppler, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited Friday, February...
Donna L. Bratton
Jan 26, 2017
Donna L. Bratton, 59, of Atchison, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017. Memorial services will be Tuesday, January 31, 2017, 1:00 P.M. at the Second Christian Church. The family will receive friends from 12:00 Noon until service time at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to help defray funeral expenses and may be left in care of the Arensberg-Pruett...
Mary Lou Diebolt
Jan 24, 2017
Mary Lou Diebolt, homemaker and retired retailer, died Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at her home in Lake Waukomis, MO at the age of 95. Private funeral services will be held with interment in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The final arrangements have been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, Kansas. Mary Lou was born September 26, 1921 in Moline, Kansas...
Floyd "Mike" Peak
Jan 23, 2017
Floyd W. "Mike" Peak, 73, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly Monday, January 23, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Interment will follow in the Alderson Cemetery, west of Atchison. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to...
Leslie Eugene Smith
Jan 16, 2017
Leslie Eugene Smith, 85, Atchison, Kansas died Monday, January 16, 2017 at the St. Luke's Hospice House surrounded by his family. Graveside services and interment of cremated remains will be Friday, January 20, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Benedict Catholic School Endowment or St. Luke's Hospice and may be left...
Albert "Dick" R. Siskey
Jan 8, 2017
Albert Richard "Dick" Siskey, 86, Atchison, Kansas died Sunday, January 8, 2017 at the Atchison Hospital. Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 10:00 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 on Wednesday, January 11th at 6:00...
Ronnie D. Johnston
Jan 6, 2017
Ronnie Dean Johnston, 67, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, January 6, 2017 in Horton, Kansas. The body has been cremated and there will be no services held. The family suggests that memorials be left to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home to assist with cremation expenses.
James Perkins
Jan 5, 2017
Ret. U.S. Army Col. James Richard Perkins, 86, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly at his residence. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 12:30 P.M. at the Riverbend Bible Church with Pastor Bob Flack officiating. Interment will follow in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Riverbend Bible Church and may be left in care...
Shirley M. Downing
Jan 2, 2017
Shirley Mae Campbell Downing, age 66, of Lawrence, KS. passed away, Monday, January 2, 2017 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Funeral services will be Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. at the Second Christian Church with Rev. Paul Kelly officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be January 12th...
