Jul 18, 2023

Norma L. Auchenpaugh 1925 - 2023

Posted Jul 18, 2023 8:45 PM

Norma L. Auchenpaugh, 98, Atchison, Kansas died Sunday July 16, 2023 at Atchison Senior Village Nursing Center.

Graveside services will be Sunday July 23, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. Russ Cooper officiating. Memorials are suggested to Atchison Hospice and may be left in care of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with whom final arrangements have been entrusted to.

Norma was born March 24, 1925 in Norwich, Connecticut the daughter of David K. and Evelyn Marie Pooler Lyon. She attended school at Broadway Grammer School and graduated from Norwich Free Academy in 1942.

She and Frederick A. Auchenpaugh were united in marriage on June 3, 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Mr. Auchenpaugh preceded her in death in 2004.

Norma was employed as a secretary in the quality assurance department for United Nuclear in Norwich, Connecticut for ten years. 

Norma was a member of the First Baptist Church of Atchison and was known as the “hat lady” in and around Atchison, she was an avid baker and shared her favorite homemade treats with many friends.

Survivors include a son-in-law, Don Creighton, Valparaiso, IN. and special loved ones in Atchison, Gene Ross, Atchison, KS; Tracey Elias, Atchison, KS; Peggy Scholz, Atchison, KS; eight grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.

Norma was preceded in death by a daughter, Lesley Creighton.