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William "Bill" A. Irons

William "Bill" A. Irons

Nov 16, 2015

William "Bill" Irons passed away at the Atchison Hospital on November 16, 2015 at 2:45 am. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, November 19, 2015 from 6:00 until 7:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with memorial services to begin at 7:00 P.M. Interment will be Friday, November 20th at 10:00 A.M. at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Memorial...

Loyd Wade Reeves

Loyd Wade Reeves

Nov 9, 2015

Loyd W. "Wade" Reeves, 46, Weston, MO, died Monday, November 09, 2015 at his residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor Christine Goodlin officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Bethel Cemetery, Weston, MO. Visitation with the family will be from 11:00 AM until time...

Dorothy M. Weber

Dorothy M. Weber

Nov 6, 2015

Dorothy M. Weber, 98, Atchison, Kansas, died Friday, November 06, 2015, at Atchison Senior Village. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 10:30 AM at St. Patrick's Church, with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB officiating. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Visitation with the family will 9:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11th, at the church with...

Sister Alice Smitherman, Osb

Sister Alice Smitherman, Osb

Nov 5, 2015

Sister Alice Smitherman, OSB, 81, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas, died November 5, 2015, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Monday, November 9, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Tuesday, November 10, at 11:15 a.m. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home is in charge of...

Gladies M. Theurer

Gladies M. Theurer

Oct 31, 2015

Gladies M. Theurer, 88, Atchison, Kansas, died Saturday, October 31, 2015, at her residence. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 3:00 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Kansas, with Sister Mary Arie officiating. Burial of cremated remains will follow in the Lancaster Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service at...

Lloyd Wayne "Butch" Mcknight, Sr.

Lloyd Wayne "Butch" Mcknight, Sr.

Oct 23, 2015

Lloyd Wayne "Butch" McKnight, Sr., 68, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, October 23, 2015 at his home. Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Joseph's Church with Rev. Gabriel Landis, OSB as celebrant. Interment will be in Leavenworth National Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, October 27th from 6:00 until 8:00...

Benjamin W. "Ben" Wilson, Jr.

Benjamin W. "Ben" Wilson, Jr.

Oct 23, 2015

Benjamin W. "Ben" Wilson, Jr., 73, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, October 23, 2015 at the Atchison Hospital. Funeral services will be Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at Second Christian Church with Rev. Paul Kelley officiating. Visitation with the family will be Friday, Oct. 30th from Noon until time of services at the church. Interment will be Monday, November...

Patricia "Pat" Asher

Patricia "Pat" Asher

Oct 17, 2015

Patricia "Pat" Asher passed away October 17, 2015 at the KU Medical Center. Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 10:00 AM at St. Benedict's Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 6:30 PM in the...

Janet Denise Williams-Bey

Janet Denise Williams-Bey

Oct 16, 2015

Janet D. Williams-Bey, 50, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, October 16, 2015 at Atchison Senior Village. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor Kenny Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, Oct. 24th from 12:30 until time of services at the funeral...

Christopher Walters

Christopher Walters

Oct 16, 2015

Christopher L. Walters, 60, Atchison, Kansas, died Friday, October 16, 2015, at his residence. Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Ron Walters as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Benedict's Church Cemetery, Bendena, Kansas. Recitation of the rosary will be immediately prior to Mass at Sacred Heart on...

Ernstina A. Portenier

Ernstina A. Portenier

Oct 15, 2015

Ernstina Portenier, 79, Atchison, Kansas, died Thursday, October 15, 2015, at the Atchison Hospital. Services to be Tuesday, October 20th at 11:00 A.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Ziegler officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, Oct. 19th from 6:30 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to American Diabetes...

Deanna "Dee" Gatewood

Deanna "Dee" Gatewood

Oct 15, 2015

Deanna "Dee" Jones Gatewood passed away in the presence of her family Thursday, October 15th, 2015 at Wathena Health Care Center in Wathena, Kansas. Dee fought a long and painful battle with Stage 4 Lung Cancer and was an inspiration to others with her optimism, her sense of humor and her ferocious determination to live despite long odds and intractable...

William "Bill" H. Wolters, Jr.

William "Bill" H. Wolters, Jr.

Oct 14, 2015

William H. "Bill" Wolters, Jr., 89, Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday October 14, 2015 at Country Care Nursing Center, Easton, Kansas. Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, October 19, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at St. Benedict's Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish and Knights of Columbus rosary will...

Carol "Jackie" J. Watowa

Carol "Jackie" J. Watowa

Oct 6, 2015

Carol Jacquelyn Watowa 1934 – 2015 Jackie Watowa, 81, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at the Atchison Hospital. Funeral services will be Friday, October 9, 2015, at Trinity Lutheran Church at 11:00 AM with Rev. Robert Ziegler, officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 10:00 AM until time of the service at the church. Interment will follow...

Spc. Peter James Koppel

Spc. Peter James Koppel

Oct 5, 2015

Funeral services will be Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, October 14th at the funeral home from 7:00 until 8:30 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Wounded Warrior Project and may be left in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be left...

Delia A. "Pete" Burge

Delia A. "Pete" Burge

Oct 5, 2015

Delia A. "Pete" Burge, 89, Atchison, Kansas died Monday, October 5, 2015 at Country Care Nursing Center, Easton, Kansas. Funeral services will be Friday, October 9, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Pastor Joseph Hansen officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday Oct. 9th from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M....

Tevin D. Gillum

Tevin D. Gillum

Sep 26, 2015

Tevin D. Gillum, 22, Atchison, Kansas, died September 26, 2015. Funeral services will be Friday, October 2, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Second Christian Church in Atchison, with Rev. Paul Kelley officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 Noon until service time at the church. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Final arrangements have been entrusted to the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral...

John P. Bledsoe

John P. Bledsoe

Sep 24, 2015

John P. Bledsoe, 41, Huron, Kansas, died Thursday, September 24, 2015 as a result of a motorcycle accident. A memorial service will be Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 5:30 PM in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will follow the service until 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Memorial Contributions are suggested to Atchison Humane...

Bill B. Hargrove

Bill B. Hargrove

Sep 18, 2015

Bill B. Hargrove, 89, Huron, Kansas passed away on September 18, 2015 after devoting a lifetime to farming in Atchison County, Kansas. A celebration of Bill's life will be Thursday, September 24, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at Effingham Union Church with Pastor Jeff Cochran officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery, Effingham, Kansas. The family will greet friends Wednesday,...

Sr. Norma Honz, Osb

Sr. Norma Honz, Osb

Sep 17, 2015

Sister Norma Honz, OSB, 94, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas, died Thursday, September 17, 2015, at the monastery. The vigil service will be Thursday, September 24, at 7:00 p.m. in the monastery chapel, and the Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated there Friday, September 25, at 10:30 a.m. Sister Norma was born to Eleanor and Andrew...

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