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Br. Lawrence Bradford, Osb
Sep 15, 2015
Brother Lawrence Bradford (May 24, 1939 – September 15, 2015.) died peacefully on Tuesday, September 15, the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, surrounded by monks and friends, fortified by the Sacraments of the Church, and having received the Apostolic Pardon. Vespers for the Dead, followed by visitation, will be prayed on Monday, September 21, at 7:00 p.m. in St....
Betty Jean Reese
Sep 10, 2015
Betty Jean Reese, 66, Atchison, Kansas, died Thursday, September 10, 2015 at her residence. Funeral services will be Monday, September 14, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be from noon until time of the service at the funeral home. Interment will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery, Rushville, MO....
Winston K. Downing
Sep 9, 2015
Winston K. Downing, 24, Atchison, Kansas, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015. Mr. Downing has been cremated. There are no services scheduled. Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home was entrusted with the final arrangements. Winston was born November 14, 1990 in Atchison, Kansas the son of Thomas Orlando Reed and Ethel Mae Downing, and his step-father Brain Keith McGaughy. Survivors include his mother, Ethel...
Cherie D. Green
Aug 29, 2015
Cherie D. Green, 58, Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, August 29, 2015 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Ogle officiating. The body will be cremated following these services. Visitation with the family will be Friday, September 4th from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M....
Margaret A. Maugh
Aug 26, 2015
Margaret A. Maugh, 99, St. Joseph, Missouri formerly of Atchison, Kansas died Wednesday August 26, 2015 in St. Joseph. Memorial services will be Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at St. Joseph North Congregation of Jehovah's Witness, 1901 Grand Avenue, St. Joseph, Missouri. Private burial of the cremated remains will be in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kansas. The Arensberg-Pruett...
Patricia S. Shreve
Aug 7, 2015
Patricia S. "Pat" Shreve, 77, of Lancaster, Kansas died Friday, August 7, 2015 at Maple Heights Nursing Center in Hiawatha, Kansas. A private family graveside service will be held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to American Cancer Society or Progressive Super Nuclear Palsy and may be left in care of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with whom the final...
Candice Ann Trower
Aug 6, 2015
Candice Ann Trower, 56, Atchison, Kansas, died unexpectedly Thursday, August 6, 2015, at her residence. Memorial services will be Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 2:00 P. M. at Faith Bible Fellowship Church with Pastor Stephen Lucas officiating. Burial of the cremated ashes will be at a later date in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, August...
Ralph Michael Black
Aug 3, 2015
Ralph M. "Mike" Black, 67, Atchison, Kansas died Monday, August 3, 2015 at Atchison Medicalodge following a lengthy battle with cancer. Graveside services and burial will be Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB officiating. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, August 6th from 10:00 A.M. until 10:45 A.M....
Robert G. Krier, Jr.
Jul 29, 2015
Robert G. Krier, Jr., 28, Atchison, Kansas, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Atchison Medicalodge. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, August 1, 2015, at 10:30 A.M., St. Louis Church, with Fr. Benjamin Tremmel, OSB, officiating. Interment will follow in St. Louis Cemetery. A prayer service will be recited Friday, July 31st at 7:00 P.M. in the chapel of...
Edwin J. Amrein
Jul 28, 2015
Edwin J. Amrein, 90, died Tuesday July 28, 2015 at his home. Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, August 3, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. at St. Benedict's Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish rosary will be recited on Sunday, August 2nd at 2:00 P.M. at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home...
William A. "Red" Harrison
Jul 27, 2015
One of the proudest Marines to have survived World War II passed away on July 27, 2015. William A. "Red" Harrison, Atchison, KS, died at the age of 93. Mr. Harrison was living proof of the phrase "once a Marine, always a Marine." Throughout his life he spoke with pride of his service, wore his Marine Corps ring, and attended...
Brenda Lyda Hester
Jul 25, 2015
Brenda Hester, 50, Leavenworth, Kansas, died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospice House. Funeral services will be Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, July 28th from 6:00 – 7:30 P.M. at the funeral home. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home is...
John Berryl Hollands, Jr.
Jul 24, 2015
John B. Hollands, Jr., 67, Eldon, Missouri, died Friday, July 24, 2015 at his home. Graveside services will be Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at Alderson Cemetery, Atchison, Kansas. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. John was born January 14, 1948 in Atchison, Kansas the son of John B. Hollands, Sr., and Sylvia Gray Hollands....
Dash Romelo Jackson
Jul 17, 2015
Dash Romelo Jackson, two month old son born to Adrian D. "A.J." Jackson and Delice R. Downing died Friday, July 17, 2015 in Coffeyville, Kansas. Funeral services will be Saturday, July 25, 2015 at 12:00 Noon at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. There will be no scheduled visitation prior to...
Jerome Peter Pickman
Jul 10, 2015
Jerome P. Pickman, 85, Atchison, Kansas died Friday, July 10, 2015 at Atchison Senior Village Nursing Center surrounded by his loving family. Mass of Christian burial will be Monday, July 13, 2015 at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph's Church with Rev. Gabriel Landis, OSB as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. A parish and Knights of Columbus...
Iva Ruth Moeck
Jul 7, 2015
I. Ruth Moeck, 81, Atchison, Kansas died Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at the Atchison Hospital. Family will receive friends on Friday, July 10, 2015 at Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home from 6:00 until 7:30 P.M. Private family burial will be at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to American Cancer Society and may be left in care of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral...
Marilyn D. Wilson
Jul 5, 2015
Marilyn D. Wilson, 61, departed this life on Sunday, July 5, 2015, in her home. Funeral services will be, Thursday, August 13, 2015, at 11:00 A.M. at Second Christian Church, with Rev. Paul Kelley officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Final arrangements have been entrusted...
Bette Eugenia Winter
Jun 28, 2015
Bette Eugenia Winter, Atchison, Kansas died unexpectedly Sunday, June 28, 2015 at her residence. Bette has been cremated. There are no services scheduled. The Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home, Atchison, Kansas has been entrusted with the final arrangements. Bette was born June 12, 1924 in St. Joseph, Missouri the daughter of William Leon and Leola Moore Kirschner. Following graduation from high school,...
Donna Kay Willming
Jun 21, 2015
Donna Willming, 71, Atchison, Kansas, died Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, Missouri. Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB as celebrant. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens. A parish rosary will be recited on Wednesday, June 24th at...
Fr. Kevin James Bachmann, Osb
Jun 12, 2015
Father Kevin (James) Bachmann, O.S.B., a monk of Holy Cross Abbey, Canon City, Colorado, died at St. Benedict's Abbey on June 12, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. Vigils for the Dead, followed by visitation, will be prayed on Sunday, June 14, at 7:00 p.m. in St. Benedict's Abbey Church. The Mass of Christian Burial for Father Kevin will...
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