Theodore P. “Ted” Beien, 86, Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Atchison Hospital.

Mass of Christian burial will be Thursday, February 18, 2016, at 11:00 A.M. at St. Benedict’s Church with Abbot Barnabas Senecal, OSB as celebrant.  Visitation with the family will be Thursday, from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. at the church.  The body will be cremated following the services with inurnment in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery at a later date.  Memorial contributions are suggested to Atchison Catholic Charities and may be left in care of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with whom the final arrangements have been entrusted.  Online condolences may be left at www.arensbergpruett.com. 

Ted was born January 30, 1930 in Orleans, Nebraska the son of Peter and Elizabeth Conradi Beien.  He attended schools in Effingham, Kansas graduating from Atchison County Community High School.

He and Nancy J. Schooler were united in marriage on May 4, 1957 in Atchison, Kansas.

Ted served with the United States Air Force from December 26, 1950 until his honorable discharge at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey on December 6, 1954. 

He worked in the custodial department of Rockwell International Corporation until his retirement.

Ted was a member of St. Benedict Parish, a member of Sacred Heart Council #723 of the Knights of Columbus, William T. Jochems General Assembly #1716 Fourth Degree, the Fleming-Jackson-Seever Post #6 of the American Legion and a former member of the Forty and Eight.

In his spare time he was an avid gardener, tending especially to the roses in his flower garden.  He enjoyed reading, camping, dancing and most of all spending time with his children and grandchildren, fixing and tinkering with toys and objects of theirs for their enjoyment.

Survivors include his wife of fifty nine years, Nancy, of the home, a son, Richard Beien, San Tan Valley, AZ, two daughters, Michelle (Kevin) Swords, Atchison, KS, Sissy (Rocky) Weber, Lawrence, KS, four grandchildren, Thad Kasper, Celia Kasper, Jacob Weber, Vance Weber, and a sister-in-law, Jean Beien, Cummings, KS. 

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Sylvester, Beien, Matt Beien, five sisters, Marquerite Sanders, Anna Peak, Delphine Schockley, Josephine Ladwig and Verna Linscott.