Former Atchison Co Commissioner passes at 97
05/07/2025

(KAIR)--A former, longtime Atchison County Commissioner has died.

Bill Putthoff was 97-years-old at the time of his death Monday.

According to Putthoff's obituary from Atchison's Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, he served Atchison County as a Commissioner of 16-years, but also served on the Atchison County Fair Board and the Atchison County CO-OP, as well as his membership with the Knights of Columbus and the Effingham Lions Club.

Putthoff, born in Winchester in 1928, also served in the United States Army from May, 1954, to May, 1956.

Among Putthoff's survivors are his sister, Kathryn Parker, of Salina.

Services for Puthoff are planned for Wednesday morning, May 14, at 10:00, at St. Ann's Catholic Church, in Effingham.


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